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Matara (Metera)
Major Eritrean Aksumite & Pre-Aksumite City & Archaeological Site -
Decision Reached on Claim of Damage to Hawulti
by Skip (Bruce) Dahlgren
Top Left: Hawulti (stele) in former location standing beside road running from highway through Matara site. Top Right: Ge'ez (also known as Ethiopic) inscription on hawulti; perhaps oldest known, in archaic Ge'ez script. Center: Hawulti now lies shattered on ground after being damaged by invading army (see below and check Current Status in menu) during recent warfare. Click any photo above to see in greater detail.
| Top Left: Hawulti (stele) in former location standing beside road running from highway through Matara site. Top Right: Ge'ez (also known as Ethiopic) inscription on hawulti; perhaps oldest known, in archaic Ge'ez script. Center: Hawulti now lies shattered on ground after being damaged by invading army (see below and check Current Status in menu) during recent warfare. Click any photo above to see in greater detail. |
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