Preliminary Report on the Archaeological Excavation of Mäqabər Ga‘əwa at Addi Akaweh (Tigrai, Ethiopia)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19340499 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hiluf Berhe (corresponding author), Berhe Hiluf |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 15-31 |
| Publication date | 2009-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Annales d Ethiopie (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0066-2127 • E-ISSN: 2077-0820 |
| Publisher | PERSEE Program (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3406/ethio.2009.1385 |
| OpenAlex | W2282099904 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Mäqabǝr Ga‘ǝwa is a recently unearthed site which is located in the Tigray Regional State, Eastern Zone, Wuqro Kilte Awla’elo district, in a village named Addi Akaweh. The team, led by the author, carried out an archaeological excavation at this site, which is locally attributed to the legendary queen named “ Ga‘ǝwa”, also known as Yodit or Gudit. Operating in the perspective of preventive archaeology, the team’s main objective was to check the potential of the site before its destruction for the construction of a new small town. The team opened twelve trenches and subsequently discovered altars bearing Pre-Aksumite inscriptions, a statue of a seated woman and other monuments
Ancient history · Archaeology · Excavation · Geography · Queen (butterfly) · Statue · African history and culture analysis · Ecology · Eurasian Exchange Networks · History · Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
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| Citation span | 2012 - 2012 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |