PDF The ancient iron mines of Meroe
Introduction Iron ore is found freely on the surface of the Nubian sandstone which forms large areas of the northern Sudan There is therefore no question but that Meroe was well situated as regards supplies of iron ore Wainwright 1945 20 21
PDF Iron Smelting in Sudan Experimental Archaeology at
The inner layer consisted of one part mudbrick one part kaolin and one part tibbin The outer layer was comprised of one part kaolin and one part tibbin Ore Based on previous hypotheses the source of the ore was assumed to lay within the iron rich sandstone hills ca 3 km east of the Royal City behind the pyramid cemeteries