Monuments of Aksum

by Enno Littmann

The ancient Ethiopian capital at Aksum in Tigray is one of Africa's most spectacular archaeological sites. During the first seven centuries AD, it was the metropolis of a major civilisation whose influence extended far beyond its homeland. The first and only comprehensive attempt at recording Aksum's monuments - huge carved stelae, the foundations of elaborate stone palaces, and underground tombs - was made in 1906 by the Deutsche Aksum-Expedition...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1872566111
• ISBN13: 9781872566115
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: British Institute in Eastern Africa
• Length: 201 Pages
• Weight: 1.79 lbs.