Cultural contacts between South Arabia and Tigray (Ethiopia) during the early 1st millennium BC: results of the ethiopian-german cooperation project in Yeha

During the 9th century BC, at the latest, intense cultural contacts existed between South Arabia and the areas of northern Ethiopia (Tigray) and south-eastern Eritrea (Akkälä Guzay). In the following article, the reasons and mechanism for this interaction are discussed with regard to the results tha...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gerlach, Iris 1967- (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Gebr. Mann Verlag 2013
In: Zeitschrift für Orient-Archäologie
Year: 2013, Volume: 6, Pages: 254-277
Description
Summary:During the 9th century BC, at the latest, intense cultural contacts existed between South Arabia and the areas of northern Ethiopia (Tigray) and south-eastern Eritrea (Akkälä Guzay). In the following article, the reasons and mechanism for this interaction are discussed with regard to the results that have been made in recent fieldwork and epigraphic studies at the pre-Aksumite site of Yeha (Ethiopia).
Spätestens seit dem 9. Jh. v. Chr. bestehen zwischen Südarabien und den Gebieten des nördlichen Äthiopien (Tigray) und südöstlichen Eritrea (Akkälä Guzay) intensive kulturelle Kontakte. In dem Artikel werden die Gründe und Mechanismen dieser Interaktion im Hinblick auf die Ergebnisse der jüngsten Feldforschungen und epigraphischen Studien in dem prä-aksumitischen Fundplatz Yeha (Äthiopien) diskutiert.
ISSN:1868-9078
Contains:Enthalten in: Zeitschrift für Orient-Archäologie