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oapen-20.500.12657-494212021-06-07T08:16:33Z Archaeology at Aksum, Ethiopia, 1993–7 Phillipson, David W. excavation archaeology medieval Ethiopia burials monuments architecture bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HD Archaeology::HDL Landscape archaeology bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HD Archaeology::HDD Archaeology by period / region bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HD Archaeology::HDD Archaeology by period / region::HDDC Middle & Near Eastern archaeology This two-volume work provides a detailed account of five seasons’ archaeological research at Aksum, Ethiopia. Aksum was, during the first seven centuries AD, the capital of a major state, centred on the highlands of northern Ethiopia/Eritrea, which exercised a powerful influence on international trade. Christianity was adopted in the fourth century, and Aksum played a vitally important role in the rise of Ethiopian civilization. The reports describe royal tombs and commoner graves, domestic economy and international trade, monumental architecture and farming settlements, finely carved ivory and flaked stone tools. 2021-06-04T14:31:07Z 2021-06-04T14:31:07Z 2000 book ONIX_20210604_872566138_7 0872566138 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/49421 eng Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London application/pdf n/a SAL_RR_vol_65.1.pdf www.sal.org.uk/publications Society of Antiquaries of London 10.26530/20.500.12657/49421 10.26530/20.500.12657/49421 d42419c2-5275-411b-8855-aed87bed3f71 0872566138 LXV 284 London open access
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This two-volume work provides a detailed account of five seasons’ archaeological research at Aksum, Ethiopia. Aksum was, during the first seven centuries AD, the capital of a major state, centred on the highlands of northern Ethiopia/Eritrea, which exercised a powerful influence on international trade. Christianity was adopted in the fourth century, and Aksum played a vitally important role in the rise of Ethiopian civilization. The reports describe royal tombs and commoner graves, domestic economy and international trade, monumental architecture and farming settlements, finely carved ivory and flaked stone tools.
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