In 1998, the now-late archaeologist Stuart Munro-Hay contacted me and asked if I would move his wonderful website on the history of excavations at Axum to my website. I was happy to be able to do so. The following is an update of Munro-Hay's project, in that it is in a new format, with with some additional figures. I hope he would approve.
During his formative years, archaeologist Stuart Munro-Hay had the good fortune to work with the esteemed scholar Neville Chittick of the British Institute of Eastern Africa, as he excavated the Iron Age site of Aksum in what is now Ethiopia. The 1974 excavation proved a thrilling experience, as is clear from the glimpse Stuart provides us with, into what the excavation was like and what he learned from it.
More Information
- Royal Kingdom of Aksum
- Aksum a bit on the site
- Aksum trivia quiz
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- Imagine a Small Hole...Passageway Beneath Tomb Entrance, Axum
- Axumite Architecture at Gondar Axumite Architecture at Gondar
- Something Exceptional in Ethiopia1906 Excavation Plan of Axum (Ethiopia)
- King Zoskales of AksumRed Sea off Sinai Peninsula
- The Rise and Fall of Ethiopia's EmperorsThe 17th-18th century church of Mary of Zion
- Gold Coins of Aksum: King EzanasAksumite Gold Coins: King Ezanas
- Gold Coins of Axum: King Aphilas Aksumite Gold Coins: King Aphilas
- Gold Coins of Axum: King Kaleb Aksumite Gold Coins: King Kaleb
- Monumental ArchitectureEngraving of an excavated Aksumite style palace at Lalibela.
- Axum's ObelisksObelisk at Axum, Ethiopia
- Excavating AxumH. Neville Chittick and Stuart Munro-Hay, during excavation
- Graphic Index
- Text Index
