Archaeology at Aksum, Ethiopia, 1993-7 de D.W. Phillipson

Archaeology at Aksum, Ethiopia, 1993-7: Memoirs of the British Institute in Eastern Africa S.

en Limba Engleză Hardback – 30 dec 2000

This two-volume work provides a detailed account of five seasons' archeological research at Aksum, which Dr. Phillipson directed on behalf of the British Institute in Eastern Africa. Aksum was the capital of a major state centered on the highlands of Northern Ethiopia/Eritrea, which exercised a powerful, influence on international trade during the first seven centuries AD. Christianity was adopted in the 4th Century AD, and Aksum played a vitally important role in the rise of Ethiopian civilization.

The research described is intended to provide a comprehensive view of ancient Aksum, including aspects which have received little previous attention. Dr. Phillipson and his colleagues describe royal tombs and commoner graves, domestic economy and international trade, monumental architecture and farming settlements, finely carved ivory and flaked stone tools. The chronological framework is set in its Ethiopian, African and international context.

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