Tombos is a New Kingdom period colony in Sudan, where both Egyptians and locals apparently shared the rule. Archaeological investigations of late at Tombos have probed the idea about who had the controls using stable isotope analysis and grave goods buried with individuals in the huge cemetery there. Read more about it below.

• Tombos (Sudan), more on this interesting site
• Ancient Nubia (Stuart Tyson's Smith's page on Tombos and other sites)
• Stable Isotopes for Dummies, an introduction to the subject
• Egyptology Timeline