The Debre Gergis archaeological site: Ethio-Polish research in the Tigray region of Ethiopia (preliminary results)
A new Polish project, the first to be carried out in Ethiopia by the PCMA University of Warsaw, jointly with Mekelle University, focused on the excavation of the ruins of a church tentatively dated to the Late Aksumite period (6th–8th centuries AD). The site, which is located in the northern Ethiop...
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| description | A new Polish project, the first to be carried out in Ethiopia by the PCMA University of Warsaw, jointly with Mekelle University, focused on the excavation of the ruins of a church tentatively dated to the Late Aksumite period (6th–8th centuries AD). The site, which is located in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray, was chosen for multiple reasons, not the least because of its location on ancient trade routes and because the surviving ruins offered the advantage of immediate visual impact. The work was unexpectedly interrupted by the global Covid-19 pandemic and recent political turbulences in the Tigray region. The paper discusses the early findings, providing, among others, a full description of the PolART excavations in the southeastern part of the church and the discovery of a rock shelter with an ancient inscription and painted pictograms. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-049ef5b0072f43c1b1f94234a0053dba2024-04-08T11:14:34ZdeuUniversity of Warsaw PressPolish Archaeology in the Mediterranean1234-54152083-537X2021-12-0130247751110.31338/uw.2083-537X.pam30.2.2201.3001.0015.6828The Debre Gergis archaeological site: Ethio-Polish research in the Tigray region of Ethiopia (preliminary results)Michela Gaudiello0Maksym Mackiewicz1Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of WarsawPolish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of WarsawA new Polish project, the first to be carried out in Ethiopia by the PCMA University of Warsaw, jointly with Mekelle University, focused on the excavation of the ruins of a church tentatively dated to the Late Aksumite period (6th–8th centuries AD). The site, which is located in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray, was chosen for multiple reasons, not the least because of its location on ancient trade routes and because the surviving ruins offered the advantage of immediate visual impact. The work was unexpectedly interrupted by the global Covid-19 pandemic and recent political turbulences in the Tigray region. The paper discusses the early findings, providing, among others, a full description of the PolART excavations in the southeastern part of the church and the discovery of a rock shelter with an ancient inscription and painted pictograms.http://pam-journal.pl/gicid/01.3001.0015.6828Tigray regionEthiopiaLate Aksumite periodexcavationsurveydigital documentation |
| spellingShingle | Michela Gaudiello Maksym Mackiewicz The Debre Gergis archaeological site: Ethio-Polish research in the Tigray region of Ethiopia (preliminary results) Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean Tigray region Ethiopia Late Aksumite period excavation survey digital documentation |
| title | The Debre Gergis archaeological site: Ethio-Polish research in the Tigray region of Ethiopia (preliminary results) |
| title_full | The Debre Gergis archaeological site: Ethio-Polish research in the Tigray region of Ethiopia (preliminary results) |
| title_fullStr | The Debre Gergis archaeological site: Ethio-Polish research in the Tigray region of Ethiopia (preliminary results) |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Debre Gergis archaeological site: Ethio-Polish research in the Tigray region of Ethiopia (preliminary results) |
| title_short | The Debre Gergis archaeological site: Ethio-Polish research in the Tigray region of Ethiopia (preliminary results) |
| title_sort | debre gergis archaeological site ethio polish research in the tigray region of ethiopia preliminary results |
| topic | Tigray region Ethiopia Late Aksumite period excavation survey digital documentation |
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