Archaeology In Tigray – Current Research On The Late Antique And Medieval Periods

Archaeology in Tigray has a long history, with scientific research beginning 120 years ago with the Deutsche-Aksum Expedition. Since then, pre-Aksumite and Aksumite remains have received the lion’s share of scholarly attention. More recently, however, the transition between the end of Aksum and the subsequent periods has attracted growing interest, shedding light on the so-called “Dark Ages” of northern Ethiopia (7th-12th centuries) and partly compensating for the silence of textual sources. (suite de l’agumentaire et programme du workshop)

ANR InterMedÉ – Interactions en Ethiopie médiévale

Crédit image : View of the nave and monolithic pillars of Maryam Nazret – Simon Dorso