This is a map that I sketched sometime during my stay at Asmara to provide a view of most of the important archaeological sites across Eritrea and Ethiopia, including many not found on any but the most detailed maps, and their relationship with current settlements and roads, since I knew of none so complete at that time which I could keep close at hand while working on the archaeological feature articles I was writing for the Kagnew Gazelle. While roughly drawn and with crude lettering, the geopolitical details are relatively accurate. Triangles represent archaeological sites, while circles are modern settlements (some of which in fact also have archaeological interest. Aside from the Mareb River, solid lines represent main roads, while dashed lines represent unpaved roads, except for the one long-dashed line which continues the boundary then in effect between Eritrea and Tigray running East from the Mareb River north of Debra Damo. Click map for a full-sized view. Not clarified on the map is the extent of the pre-Aksumite kingdom of Da'amat or its successor, the empire of Aksum. The sketch map (below) drawn for one of my Gazelle articles by Editor Joe diVeglia illustrates the location and suggests the extent of Da'amat in relation to other neighboring kingdoms and civilizations. Aksum encompassed the whole of Da'amat, and extended substantially in all directions, at its greatest extent