In most cases, the stelae mark elite and royal burial tombs. The largest stelae appear to decorate the graves of the Aksumite kings. The monoliths are spread over multiple terrains, including fields ...

The inscribed stelae prove that the monoliths were not exclusively used as burial markers. Inscriptions were an important feature of ancient Aksumite culture, and help us understand more about ...

They mark the location of the heart of ancient Ethiopia, when the Kingdom of Aksum was the most powerful state between the Eastern Roman Empire and Persia. The massive ruins, dating from between the ...