Aksum — Buried Palace Ta'akha Maryam North (Stela Field, Ethiopia)
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Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇪🇹 Tigray, Aksum, Ta'akha Maryam, Ethiopia
About
About Aksum — Buried Palace Ta'akha Maryam North (Stela Field, Ethiopia)
Aksum — Buried Palace Ta'akha Maryam North (Stela Field, Ethiopia) in Tigray, Aksum, Ta'akha Maryam, Ethiopia is a Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE) buried city attributed to Bronze Age. Systematic survey and coring document architectural phasing. The site includes a principal enclosure and workshop area. Dimensions insula 28 × 42 m; street grid 120 m × 90 m; area 35.0 ha. Excavation buried; condition buried under 2–5 m alluvium/colluvium. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age buried-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 2130 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to regional network
- 02Function and labor organization
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Elite residence hypothesis
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Buried urban quarter under later deposits
- Rediscovered
- 1999
- Excavation
- Buried
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 986 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1891
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
14.1300° N · 38.7200° E · 2130 m · 3 mapped features
Buried Insula North
insulaBuried Insula North at Aksum — Buried Palace Ta'akha Maryam North (Stela Field, Ethiopia) — insula with stratified deposits
14.1283° N · 38.7208° EStreet Grid Sector
streetStreet Grid Sector at Aksum — Buried Palace Ta'akha Maryam North (Stela Field, Ethiopia) — street with stratified deposits
14.1294° N · 38.7203° EWorkshop Terrace
workshopWorkshop Terrace at Aksum — Buried Palace Ta'akha Maryam North (Stela Field, Ethiopia) — workshop with stratified deposits
14.1282° N · 38.7212° E