Ashenafi G Zena
Biographic Data
| ID | 236939 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ashenafi G Zena |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ashenafi G |
| FAMILY NAME | Zena |
| SIGNATURE | ZENA A G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hawassa University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0601-3024 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Social and ritual practices behind the construction of stele monuments in Gedeo Zone, south Ethiopia
New Dates for Megalithic Stele Monuments of Gedeo, South Ethiopia
This paper reports the results of an archaeological survey and test excavation conducted in one of the ancient megalithic stele sites in south Ethiopia, Sakaro Sodo. The Sakaro Sodo stele site is situated in Gedeo zone, which is known to have the largest number and highest concentration of megalithic stele monuments in Africa, with an estimate of more than 10,000 stelae in sixty or more sites. Prior to our work, only one absolute date was availab…
The scale of social labor investments and social practices behind the construction of megalithic stele monuments in south Ethiopia
Stable isotope ratio analysis (C, N, S) of hair from modern humans in Ethiopia shows clear differences related to subsistence regimes
Recent research on megalithic stele sites of the Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia
Archaeology, politics and nationalism in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s Christian and medieval past was perceived and exploited by Menilek II, the founder of modern Ethiopia, to consolidate his own political power and resist the encroachments of European states in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This paper shows how Menilek used archaeological data to assert his continuity with the Solomonic dynasty and consolidate his political authority in order to strengthen historically documented na…
Stable isotope ratio analysis (C, N, S) of hair from modern humans in Ethiopia shows clear differences related to subsistence regimes
The scale of social labor investments and social practices behind the construction of megalithic stele monuments in south Ethiopia
New Dates for Megalithic Stele Monuments of Gedeo, South Ethiopia
This paper reports the results of an archaeological survey and test excavation conducted in one of the ancient megalithic stele sites in south Ethiopia, Sakaro Sodo. The Sakaro Sodo stele site is situated in Gedeo zone, which is known to have the largest number and highest concentration of megalithic stele monuments in Africa, with an estimate of more than 10,000 stelae in sixty or more sites. Prior to our work, only one absolute date was availab…
Archaeology, politics and nationalism in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s Christian and medieval past was perceived and exploited by Menilek II, the founder of modern Ethiopia, to consolidate his own political power and resist the encroachments of European states in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This paper shows how Menilek used archaeological data to assert his continuity with the Solomonic dynasty and consolidate his political authority in order to strengthen historically documented na…
Social and ritual practices behind the construction of stele monuments in Gedeo Zone, south Ethiopia
Recent research on megalithic stele sites of the Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia
Recent research on megalithic stele sites of the Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia
Archaeology, politics and nationalism in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s Christian and medieval past was perceived and exploited by Menilek II, the founder of modern Ethiopia, to consolidate his own political power and resist the encroachments of European states in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This paper shows how Menilek used archaeological data to assert his continuity with the Solomonic dynasty and consolidate his political authority in order to strengthen historically documented na…
Stable isotope ratio analysis (C, N, S) of hair from modern humans in Ethiopia shows clear differences related to subsistence regimes
New Dates for Megalithic Stele Monuments of Gedeo, South Ethiopia
This paper reports the results of an archaeological survey and test excavation conducted in one of the ancient megalithic stele sites in south Ethiopia, Sakaro Sodo. The Sakaro Sodo stele site is situated in Gedeo zone, which is known to have the largest number and highest concentration of megalithic stele monuments in Africa, with an estimate of more than 10,000 stelae in sixty or more sites. Prior to our work, only one absolute date was availab…
The scale of social labor investments and social practices behind the construction of megalithic stele monuments in south Ethiopia
Social and ritual practices behind the construction of stele monuments in Gedeo Zone, south Ethiopia
African history and culture analysis (5 works) · Ancient history (5 works) · Archaeology (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · History (5 works) · Art (4 works) · History (4 works) · Megalith (4 works) · Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (4 works) · Stele (4 works)