Archaeologists find a faience workshop at Napata temple complex

In short

• Archaeologists discovered a faience workshop at a major temple complex in Napata.
• Napata was the ancient Nubian capital of Kush.
• The find suggests Kush rulers used specialised craft production to reinforce royal power.

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The workshop sits at a major temple complex, so it ties skilled making to the centre of royal life. It gives historians a physical place to study how that link worked in Napata.

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Long ago, a city called Napata was the capital of a kingdom called Kush. Scientists have now found a workshop there where people made a special glazed material. The find helps us understand how the rulers used skilled work to show their power. What is one thing you think people in the past made by hand?