ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia >> Ethiopia has always held me in thrall. It is a cradle of prehistoric humankind. It embraced Christianity long…
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Ancient city found in Ethiopia sheds new light on country’s history
A dig in Harlaa, Eastern Ethiopia, has revealed a 12th-century mosque. Credit: University of Exeter Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient, forgotten city…
Ancient jawbones put new species on the human family tree, researchers say – CNN
Story highlights Researchers say they have found teeth and jawbones belonging to a new species of human ancestor The remains, dating back…
Ancient jawbones put new species on the human family tree, researchers say – CNN
Story highlights Researchers say they have found teeth and jawbones belonging to a new species of human ancestor The remains, dating back…
Ancient jawbones put new species on the human family tree, researchers say – CNN
Story highlights Researchers say they have found teeth and jawbones belonging to a new species of human ancestor The remains, dating back…
Abuna Yemata Guh in Ethiopia is world’s most inaccessible place of worship
Abuna Yemata Guh has been on the clifftop on Northern Ethiopia since 5th century AD To visit requires a six-metre climb up…
Kiya Gezahegne joined an unruly, jostling throng surrounding a priest who wielded a 12th-century gold and bronze cross, one of the most…
Ethiopia: Ancient Settlement Discovered in the Highlands [press release]
An ancient settlement has been discovered in the Ethiopian highlands with the help of a special instrument used in geophysical surveys. The…
(AFP) ADDIS ABABA — A century-old Ethiopian prayer book stolen decades ago was returned to the African nation late Wednesday after the…