It housed more than 600 delicately made, centuries-old sculptures, stelae, ancient Chinese wood carvings and rock inscriptions. They have provided a rich resource for academic research spanning a ...

The largest stelae appear to decorate the graves of the Aksumite kings ... The monolith’s re-erection in 2008 marked an important national event: the ancient piece of art had returned to its original ...

The monuments in Aksum remind us of an era in which a strong, ancient civilization ruled in the Horn of Africa, categorized by UNESCO as a significant stage in human history. The stelae, mansions and ...