The Expansion of the Aksumite Zone in the South of Tigray, an Unexplored Cultural Landscape

提格雷南部阿克苏姆地区的扩张，一片未开发的文化景观

• 批准号: 248470512
• 负责人: Professor Dr. Paul Yule
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Abteilung Semitistik
• 依托单位国家: 德国
• 项目类别: Research Grants
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 德国
• 起止时间: 2012-12-31 至 2016-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/248470512?language=en
• 关键词: Expansion; Aksumite; Zone; South; Tigray

IntroductionThe discovery of a unique building ruin in the southern part of Ethiopia's Tigray Province promises to illuminate the neglected late history of the Aksumite cultural zone (c. 650-900 CE). But for a few exotic exceptions neither the archaeology of North-eastern Africa nor its early medieval period have been considered worthy goals for Western scholars. Regarding Ethiopia's early medieval period not a single book exists. Our project develops participating students and faculty in the disciplines of archaeology and history of the Mekelle and European universities. Later it shall strengthen the regional touristic infrastructure. Like no other research project has or can, ours' unites the talent of these institutions. It unites existing study groups which have been cultivated with care and which easily can dissolve. This is particularly dangerous world regions where very few competent experts work, as in Ethiopia.MethodsExcavation and survey combined yield the data acquisition necessary in order to chronologically contextualise the archaeological site of Mifsas Bahri. A web of studies comprised of radiocarbon, pottery and art history illuminate the chronology and identity of our study object. Anthropological fieldwork complements them. Numerous rare architectural sculptures are a main source of dating information. A thorough study of the stone building in Mifsas Bahri is prerequisite for its being developed as a monument for visitors. The study of human skeletons combines with those of the flora and fauna in order to reconstruct the medieval environment and its economy.Research perspectivesOur 'niche-research' between disciplines, geographic centres and main periods reveals itself as important source for historical science. The neglect of certain historic periods such as the Aksumite Late Period has less to do with stringent historic method and more with our latent Eurocentrism: At first sight North-east Africa has less relation with our own history than centres in the Near East, familiar to us from the Bible.Unforeseen Advantages of the ProjectThe opportunity to intensive study an archaeological site can readily yield unexpected windfall results. Our project opens for example the doors of the go down of the National Museum in Addis Ababa. As in the case of the research project in Zafar/Yemen (neighbouring Himyarite capital) the preservation of our documentation is not only a duty but is also an excellent opportunity to make our results available in an attractive quality. Digital image banks such as the HeidICON project of Heidelberg's University Library are a boon for interested persons and institutions in Africa, Asia and Europe.

简介在埃塞俄比亚提格雷省南部发现了一个独特的建筑废墟，有望照亮被忽视的阿克苏姆特文化区（c.公元650-900年）。但是，对于一些外来的例外，东北非洲的考古学和中世纪早期都不被西方学者认为是有价值的目标。关于埃塞俄比亚的中世纪早期，没有一本书存在。我们的项目开发参与的学生和教师在考古学和历史的默克莱和欧洲大学的学科。之后，它将加强区域旅游基础设施。与其他研究项目不同的是，我们的项目将这些机构的人才团结在一起。它将精心培养的、容易解散的现有研究小组联合起来。这是特别危险的世界地区，很少有能力的专家工作，在Ethiopia.MethodsExcavation和调查相结合，以产生必要的数据采集，以按时间顺序上下文的Mifsas Bahri的考古遗址。一个由放射性碳，陶器和艺术史组成的研究网络阐明了我们研究对象的年代和身份。人类学的实地考察是对它们的补充。许多罕见的建筑雕塑是日期信息的主要来源。对Mifsas Bahri的石头建筑进行深入研究是将其开发为游客纪念碑的先决条件。人类骨骼研究与植物群和动物群的研究相结合，以重建中世纪的环境和经济。研究视角我们的学科，地理中心和主要时期之间的“生态位研究”揭示了自己作为历史科学的重要来源。对某些历史时期（如阿克苏姆晚期）的忽视与严格的历史方法关系不大，而与我们潜在的欧洲中心主义关系更大：乍一看，非洲东北部与我们自己的历史的关系不如我们从圣经中熟悉的近东中心。项目的意外优势深入研究考古遗址的机会很容易产生意想不到的意外收获。例如，我们的项目打开了阿迪斯国家博物馆的大门。正如在扎法尔/也门（邻近的希姆亚里特首都）的研究项目一样，保存我们的文件不仅是一项义务，而且也是一个极好的机会，可以使我们的结果具有吸引力的质量。海德堡大学图书馆的HeidICON项目等数字图像库是非洲、亚洲和欧洲感兴趣的个人和机构的布恩。