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Ancient settlement discovered in the Ethiopian Highlands
Past Horizons ^ | Monday, June 6th, 2011 | unattributed

Posted on 06/18/2011 1:46:18 PM PDT by SunkenCiv

An ancient settlement has been discovered in the Ethiopian highlands using non invasive geophysical surveys... a suspected settlement in the north-western Ethiopian highland region of Tigray, home to the town of Yeha which was believed to be a major centre of the Diamat Kingdom established around 700 BCE... In 2008, Ethiopian archaeologists made the astonishing discovery of a perfectly preserved sacrificial altar in neighbouring Meqaber Ga'ewa, a previously unknown location near the city of Wuqro. The altar bore a remarkable royal inscription in Old South Arabian bearing the name Yeha. In 2008, Ethiopian archaeologists made the astonishing discovery of a perfectly preserved sacrificial altar in neighbouring Meqaber Ga'ewa. According to Kebede Amare, head of the Tigray Cultural Department, this is the southernmost find believed to belong to the Diamat Kingdom. Located in present day Eritrea and northern Ethiopia, the civilization had sophisticated irrigation plans, made use of ploughs, grew millet and made iron tools and weapons... Of particular importance to researchers, is whether the kingdom was comprised of indigenous peoples or a mix of indigenous peoples with the ancient Sabaeans who came to dominate the Red Sea... the royal inscription is the first such recorded evidence of the ancient town of Yeha... Since 2008, DAI archaeologists have excavated not only a temple dedicated to the Sabaean moon god Almaqah in Meqaber Ga'ewa, they have discovered additional sites of a previously unknown settlement from this important historical period. In Ziban Adi, one of the most promising sites uncovered, they excavated the foundation walls of another sanctuary... Thus far, only a few archaeological sites are known.

(Excerpt) Read more at pasthorizons.com ...


TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: diamat; ethiopia; godsgravesglyphs
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To: count-your-change

I think Howard Dean is from there.


21 posted on 06/18/2011 9:43:25 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Thanks Cincinna for this link -- http://www.friendsofitamar.org)
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To: patton

Thanks patton.


22 posted on 06/18/2011 9:46:02 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Thanks Cincinna for this link -- http://www.friendsofitamar.org)
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To: decimon

Well, it’s about time, dammit.


23 posted on 06/18/2011 9:47:37 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Thanks Cincinna for this link -- http://www.friendsofitamar.org)
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To: Free Vulcan

That area was a major crossroads. Besides Egypt, there were various civs in Arabia, and the knowledge of the monsoon winds for use in seagoing trade is very, very old. Ethiopian restaurants have a menu that’s kind of half Middle Eastern, half Indian, all tasty.


24 posted on 06/18/2011 9:50:18 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Thanks Cincinna for this link -- http://www.friendsofitamar.org)
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To: patton

And where is Palestine? HMMMMMMMM?


25 posted on 06/18/2011 10:04:40 PM PDT by Dryman (Define Natural Born Citizen)
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To: SunkenCiv
Well, it’s about time, dammit.


26 posted on 06/19/2011 4:36:52 AM PDT by decimon
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