Sudan: Gold miners vie with archaeologists for desert riches

But it is also home to ancient relics from the Nubian kingdom, one of the earliest civilizations in the Nile Valley, and archaeologists and officials fear that a crucial part of Sudan’s heritage is being effaced as the miners pillage or accidentally damage the sites.

Sudan gold miners vie for desert riches

Dust-covered miners criss-cross Sudan's Nubian desert, absorbed by the drone of the pan-shaped metal detectors with which they scour the ground in search of gold.

Sudan gold miners, archaeologists vie for desert riches

AL-SHIRIK, Sudan: Dust-covered miners criss-cross Sudan's Nubian desert, absorbed by the drone of the pan-shaped metal detectors with which they scour the ground in search of gold. The desert, about 500 kilometers northeast of Khartoum, draws thousands of fortune seekers, some of whom have arrived in their 4X4 vehicles and set up tents equipped

3,000 Praise Forest, Assail Putin at Rally

MOSCOW — More than 3,000 people crowded onto Pushkin Square in Moscow on Sunday evening to denounce the authorities’ plan to cut down a centuries-old oak forest north of Moscow, and rock musician Yury Shevchuk belted out two songs despite a concert ban.

3,000 Praise Forest, Assail Putin at Rally

More than 3,000 people crowded onto Pushkin Square on Sunday evening to denounce the authorities' plan to cut down a centuries-old oak forest north of Moscow, and rock musician Yury Shevchuk belted out two songs despite a concert ban.