Ancient Ethiopia - Softcover
A well-illustrated account of the early medieval culture of Aksum which flourished between the 1st and 7th centuries AD. Drawing on his own fieldwork, Phillipson examines archaeological and structural remains, burials, coins and evidence for Aksum's international trade. The study also considers the wider significance of Ethiopia's conversion to Christianity in the 4th century AD.
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About the Author:
Dr David W Phillipson FSA is Director of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Reader in African Prehistory and a Fellow of Gonville and Caius College in the University of Cambridge. He has been actively engaged on archaeological research in Africa since 1963 and is now President of the British Institute in Eastern Africa. His many publications include the standard work African Archaeology (Cambridge University Press, 1985, 1993). Since 1993 he has directed large-scale research at Aksum in Ethiopia.
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- PublisherBritish Museum Press
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0714127639
- ISBN 13 9780714127637
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages176
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