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Title: | Ancient Gold Working at Aksum |
Author: | Phillipson, Laurel |
Year: | 2006 |
Periodical: | Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa (ISSN 1945-5534) |
Volume: | 41 |
Pages: | 27-40 |
Language: | English |
Notes: | biblio. refs., ills., maps |
Geographic terms: | Ethiopia Northeast Africa |
Subjects: | archaeology material culture gold mining Axum polity Anthropology and Archaeology History and Exploration History, Archaeology Aksum (Ethiopia)--History Goldwork |
External link: | https://doi.org/10.1080/00672700609480433 |
Abstract: | Functional, as opposed to formal and/or typological consideration of two of the more enigmatic types of Aksumite structures (a monolith known as 'Mistah Werki' - translating as a place where gold is washed or spread out - and two sets of rectangular stone vats, which would have served well for recovering gold from placer deposits or from crushed ore), together with a brief consideration of local place names and some topographic features, suggests that the lure of gold may have been a prime causative factor responsible for attracting diverse peoples to Aksum (Ethiopia), and for sustaining the early growth of Aksum's internationally significant civilization. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract, edited] |