🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Archaeological wonder
Aramis, Ethiopia
Aramis is a village and archaeological site in north-eastern Ethiopia, where remains of Australopithecus and Ardipithecus (Ardipithecus ramidus) have been found.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Archaeological wonder
Bouri Formation
The Bouri Formation is a sequence of sedimentary deposits that is the source of australopithecine and Homo (that is, hominin) fossils, artifacts, and bones of large mammals with cut marks from…
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Rock-cut
Lalibela Biete Qeddus Mercoreos Cliff Cell Annex — Southern Extension
Medieval (1100-1300 CE) · Zagwe
Lalibela Biete Qeddus Mercoreos Cliff Cell Annex — Southern Extension in Amhara, Lalibela, Ethiopia is a Medieval (1100-1300 CE) rock_cut attributed to Zagwe.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Temple complex
Yeha Temple (Great Temple)
Pre-Aksumite Ethio-Sabaean (D'MT) Early South Arabian to Aksumite (800 BCE–500 CE) · Ethio-Sabaean (D'MT; South Arabian migrants + Tigrayan)
Africa's oldest standing building – 14 m high 700 BCE Sabaean Almaqah temple intact with dry-jointed ashlar sandstone.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Megalith
Aksum Stele Park Gudit Terrace Annex — Southern Extension
Classical (100 BCE-800 CE) · Aksumite
Aksum Stele Park Gudit Terrace Annex — Southern Extension in Tigray, Aksum, Ethiopia is a Classical (100 BCE-800 CE) megalithic attributed to Aksumite.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Megalith
Aksum Stele Park Gudit Terrace Annex — Eastern Outlier
Classical (100 BCE-800 CE) · Aksumite
Aksum Stele Park Gudit Terrace Annex — Eastern Outlier in Tigray, Aksum, Ethiopia is a Classical (100 BCE-800 CE) megalithic attributed to Aksumite.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Temple complex
Axum Stele Park North Stela Quarry
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical
Axum Stele Park North Stela Quarry in Tigray, Axum, Ethiopia is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Temple complex
Yeha Temple of the Moon South Wall
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical
Yeha Temple of the Moon South Wall in Tigray, Yeha, Ethiopia is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Megalith
Aksum Stele Park Gudit Terrace Annex — Northern Annex
Classical (100 BCE-800 CE) · Aksumite
Aksum Stele Park Gudit Terrace Annex — Northern Annex in Tigray, Aksum, Ethiopia is a Classical (100 BCE-800 CE) megalithic attributed to Aksumite.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Tumulus
Harla Necropolis Cairn Field East Sector — Western Terrace
Medieval (800-1500 CE) · Harla
Harla Necropolis Cairn Field East Sector — Western Terrace in Harari, Harar, Ethiopia is a Medieval (800-1500 CE) tumulus attributed to Harla.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Archaeological wonder
Herto (Middle Awash – Herto Bouri)
Middle Pleistocene (260–154 ka; idaltu bearing 160 ka) · Homo sapiens idaltu (early sapiens subspecies)
Formation yielding 160 ka Homo sapiens idaltu crania BOU-VP-16 with deliberate defleshing cutmarks and Acheulean→MSA transition.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Tumulus
Harla Necropolis Cairn Field East Sector
Medieval (800-1500 CE) · Harla
Harla Necropolis Cairn Field East Sector in Harari, Harar, Ethiopia is a Medieval (800-1500 CE) tumulus attributed to Harla.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Ancient city
Harlaa — Lost Islamic City
Early Islamic to Medieval (600–1500 CE) · Harla / Islamic-Ethiopian (Cushitic-Arabian)
Harlaa (Ganda Biyo) is a medieval Islamic city-state (6th–15th c CE) on the southern Afar escarpment 15 km SE of Dire Dawa, excavated 2017– by Exeter & Ethiopian Authority.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Ancient city
Eastern Lalibela Hilltop West — Lalibela (59-11)
Early Historic (regional) · Early Historic
Eastern Lalibela Hilltop West — Lalibela (59-11) at Lalibela, Ethiopia is a Early Historic (regional) ancient city of the Early Historic tradition, built c.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Buried city
Aksum — Buried Palace Ta'akha Maryam North (Stela Field, Ethiopia)
Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE) · Bronze Age
Aksum — Buried Palace Ta'akha Maryam North (Stela Field, Ethiopia) in Tigray, Aksum, Ta'akha Maryam, Ethiopia is a Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE) …
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Underground city
Sacred Lalibela Village South — Lalibela (59-49)
Neolithic (regional) · Neolithic
Sacred Lalibela Village South — Lalibela (59-49) at Lalibela, Ethiopia is a Neolithic (regional) underground city of the Neolithic tradition, built c. 400 BCE for village and associated settlement.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Tomb
Outer Lalibela Necropolis II — Lalibela (59-17)
Neolithic (regional) · Neolithic
Outer Lalibela Necropolis II — Lalibela (59-17) at Lalibela, Ethiopia is a Neolithic (regional) tomb of the Neolithic tradition, built c. 200 CE for necropolis and associated settlement.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Rock art
Western Axum Ridge South — Axum (57-06)
Early Historic (regional) · Early Historic
Western Axum Ridge South — Axum (57-06) at Axum, Ethiopia is a Early Historic (regional) rock art of the Early Historic tradition, built c. 3000 BCE for ridge and associated settlement.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Ancient city
Eastern Axum Citadel Central — Axum (57-24)
Neolithic (regional) · Neolithic
Eastern Axum Citadel Central — Axum (57-24) at Axum, Ethiopia is a Neolithic (regional) ancient city of the Neolithic tradition, built c. 400 BCE for citadel and associated settlement.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Rock art
Royal Axum Citadel Inner — Axum (57-48)
Iron Age (regional) · Iron Age
Royal Axum Citadel Inner — Axum (57-48) at Axum, Ethiopia is a Iron Age (regional) rock art of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 800 CE for citadel and associated settlement.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Archaeological wonder
Ancient City of Ras Motte
Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE) · Chalcolithic
Ancient City of Ras Motte in Northern Tigray, Ethiopia is a Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE) archaeological wonder attributed to Chalcolithic culture.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Temple complex
Yeha Great Temple — Pre-Aksumite
Pre-Aksumite Sabaean (800–400 BCE) · Damot–Sabaean (Sabean immigrants)
Yeha Great Temple — Pre-Aksumite in Tigray Region, Ethiopia is a Pre-Aksumite Sabaean (800–400 BCE) temple-complex attributed to Damot–Sabaean (Sabean immigrants).
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Quarry
Jala Salina Mine
Roman (300 BCE–500 CE) · Roman
Jala Salina Mine in Northern Tigray, Ethiopia is a Roman (300 BCE–500 CE) quarry attributed to Roman culture.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Archaeological wonder
Dungur
Dungur (or Dungur 'Addi Kilte) is a historic site dated to the 7th century CE, located in the city of Axum in modern Ethiopia.