206K views · 658 reactions | The civilization of the Kush — rulers of the largest empire the Nile Valley has ever seen. Watch the Science Channel special, Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs Sunday at 8p ET, also on SCI Go. | Science Channel | Facebook

93K views · 860 reactions | Many of the “Sun Kings” of the fifth dynasty of Ancient Egypt built solar temples at Abu Gurob near Abusir - including the solar temple of Niuserre.  #Unearthed ️ 10p ET | Science Channel | Facebook

Ancient Egyptian kings were considered gods, which their tombs reflected. Tombs were built for royalty in the massive pyramids. The earliest pyramids, built around 2500 B.C. during the Fourth Dynasty, were sturdy and plain. The next two centuries saw the rise of the Fifth Dynasty, and the style of pyramids changed. They were somewhat smaller and were decorated simply using hieroglyphics, which provided information to help the deceased move on to the next world. After the Fifth Dynasty, pyramid c

Archaeologists unearth clues about a mysterious dynasty of pharaohs, called ‘The Sun Kings’ who ruled 1000 years before Tutankhamun. Userkaf was one of these pharaohs of ancient Egypt. He was the founder of the Fifth Dynasty and reigned in the early 25th century BC. He ordered a sun temple to be built to honour the Sun God 'Ra' but also to further his own interests. Watch Lost Treasures of Egypt on Sundays at 8pm, on National Geographic UK. | National Geographic UK