Archaeological Sites in Eritrea
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 Pharaonic era through…
Hawulti (monument)
Hawulti is a pre-Aksumite obelisk situated in Matara, Eritrea, dating to the early centuries AD (1–500 AD) [1]. The monument bears the oldest known example of the ancient Ge'ez script, providing…
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 D'mt kingdom and is…
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, it sat…
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 construction of a…