Thousands of medieval Islamic tombs in eastern Sudan were arranged in hard-to-detect patterns, with sacred "parent" tombs hosting subclusters of emanating burials.

Creative design in wall hangings; weaving patterns based on primitive and medieval art Smithsonian Libraries and Archives. Object Details Author Blumenau, Lili Date 1967 [1967] Call number TT850.B55X ...

Thousands of Islamic tombs from the medieval era were found in Kassala, in eastern Sudan by an archeological team. The findings were published on Wednesday.