A lost cathedral is rising from the sand. ⛪
📅 11 November 2026
A Sudanese–Polish expedition has uncovered more of the Great Church of Jesus at Old Dongola, Sudan — the largest and wealthiest church of medieval Nubia, in the former capital of the Christian Kingdom of Makuria.
The team found a monumental staircase with walls up to 11 metres high, buttresses around the apse, and — for the first time — the cathedral's original floor. An upper-storey church held painted plaster with Greek inscriptions of biblical hymns.
The discovery was announced by the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology on 4 November. Only a small part of the great church has been dug so far.
How many lost cities do you think are still hiding under our feet? 👇