Verified14.1320° N · 38.7190° E · 2131 m
Axum Obelisks & Archaeological Site
Aksum Stelae Field
Aksumite·Aksumite / Ge'ez·🇪🇹 Tigray Region, Ethiopia
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About
About Axum Obelisks & Archaeological Site
Capital of Aksumite Kingdom (100 BCE–940 CE) with monolithic granite stelae quarried 4 km, carved to imitate multi-storey buildings with false doors/windows, elite tombs, palaces. Recorded context — Period: Aksumite; Culture: Aksumite / Ge'ez; Field status: partially excavated; Materials: stone; Condition: ruins.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c.100 BCE–350 CE stelae
- Period
- Aksumite
- Culture
- Aksumite / Ge'ez
- Purpose
- Royal necropolis and capital stelae
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c.100 BCE–350 CE stelae
Initial construction
c. 1385 CE
Major expansion
Location
Where it is
14.1320° N · 38.7190° E · 2131 m
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