When people think about powerful ancient empires, they often imagine Rome, Greece, or Egypt. However, one of the strongest ...

Researchers have revealed an ancient town in Ethiopia belonging to one of the ancient world's major powers. The settlement, known as Beta Samati, once formed part of the Aksumite Empire—one of ...

The archaeological record of the Horn of Africa reveals a dynamic continuum of cultural and political development that spans the Pre-Aksumite Period and the rise of the Aksumite Kingdom. The ...

The adoption of Christianity in the fourth century by the Aksumite Empire—an area corresponding with present-day Eritrea and northern Ethiopia—led to the development of a new tradition of Christian ...

The greater part of this issue is devoted to the reinstallation of the great stele of Aksum in Ethiopia, an exploit that ranks alongside such major UNESCO achievements as the safeguarding and ...

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