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 ...

Weighing more than 570 tons, the Great Stela, as it is known ... provide evidence of ancient Aksum’s thriving capital city during its heyday. Much of the modern town is built atop the ancient ...