The investigation of past cultures of the modern nationstate of Ethiopia through the study and scientific analysis of material remains (i.e., osteological, artifactual, architectural, etc.).
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- Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela UNESCO World Heritage site. Includes photographs, maps and a description of the site.
- Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town UNESCO World Heritage site. Includes photographs, maps, a description of the site and a justification for inscription.
- Aksum UNESCO World Heritage site. Includes photographs, maps and a description of the ancient city.
- Axum and the Ark of the Covenant Provides a history of the city, information on the Ark and its final resting place, what can be seen and when to visit.
- Foundations of Aksumite Civilization and Its Christian Legacy (1st–7th century A.D.) Images, maps, and text describing Aksum.
- The Monumental Stelae of Aksum (3rd–4th Century) Article on the ancient city's most renowned surviving monuments, a group of memorial obelisks in a great variety of form and scale.
- Obelisk Returned to Ethiopia After 68 Years From the Guardian, the first piece of a huge 1,700-year-old granite obelisk was returned home from Italy to Ethiopia yesterday, 68 years after it was looted by the troops of the fascist Italian dictator Benito Mussolini.
- Lucy Fossil Cleared for U.S. Tour NBC News article reports that Ethiopia will send 2-million-year-old 'Lucy’ to the Houston Museum of Natural Science in 2007.