The book of the Polish journalist K. Dzewanowski tells about the work of the Polish archaeological expedition in Sudan - on the territory of ancient Nubia. There, in the town of Faras, Polish archaeologists discovered genuine masterpieces of ancient painting - Byzantine frescoes of the VI-X centuries of our era. The author who accompanied the expedition describes in detail the progress of work, sensational discoveries, finds. Along the way, many interesting ethnographic details are given.