Archaeological Sites in Eritrea

5 curated sites · 2000 BC – 1 AD

City/town/settlement in Eritrea (3)

Keskese

Keskese is a pre-Aksumite archaeological site in Eritrea, situated 8 km north of Matara at an elevation of 2,421 metres. Dating from around 500 BC, it was a seat of the ancient…

City/town/settlement · 1500 - 500 BC

Qohaito

Qohaito (also known as Koloe) was a major ancient city in Eritrea's Debub region. Located over 2,500 meters above sea level on a high plateau at the edge of the Great Rift Valley,…

City/town/settlement · 1 - 500 AD

Sembel

Sembel is an archaeological site in the capital city of Asmara, Maekel Region, Eritrea, with radiocarbon dates ranging from the 9th to the 4th century BC. Discovered during…

City/town/settlement · 1500 - 500 BC

Monument in Eritrea (1)

Hawulti (monument)

Hawulti is a pre-Aksumite obelisk situated in Matara, Eritrea, dating to the early centuries AD (1–500 AD). The monument bears the oldest known example of the ancient Ge'ez…

Monument · 1 - 500 AD

Temple complex in Eritrea (1)

Adulis

An ancient port city on the southwestern Red Sea coast in Eritrea's Gulf of Zula, serving as the principal seaport of the Aksumite Kingdom. Trade connections reached from the…

Temple complex · 3000 - 1500 BC

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