It was only in 2005 that the stela was dismantled in Rome, and shipped by plane in three pieces to Aksum. The monolith’s re-erection in 2008 marked an important national event: the ancient piece of ...

Subsequently, Aksum could not maintain its political and social-economic system. Extensive land use that was necessary for the required high level of food production for the kingdom’s large population ...

Tsedaye Makonnen’s ethereal sculptures make a bold impression at the National Museum of African Art — but there’s ... obelisks at the ancient site of Aksum. Far from being just striking ...