Archaeology at Aksum, Ethiopia, 1993-7 Volume 1

• Main Author: Phillipson, David W. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: London Society of Antiquaries of London 2000
• Series: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London LXV
• Subjects: Landscape archaeology; Archaeology by period / region; Middle & Near Eastern archaeology; excavation; archaeology; medieval; Ethiopia; burials; monuments; architecture
• Online Access: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

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 internationa...