Another sign of Aksum’s significance is the discovery of many Aksumite coins in places as far away as India, clearly demonstrating the intensity of trade relations between the two regions. Moreover, ...

The archaeological record of the Horn of Africa reveals a dynamic continuum of cultural and political development that spans the Pre-Aksumite Period and the rise of the Aksumite Kingdom.

The Aksumite Empire emerged in the first century CE in what is now northern Ethiopia and Eritrea. Building on the earlier Dʿmt civilisation, Aksum became a major player in trade between Africa ...