Daily-ist: Tuesday

HMNA presents a Special Lecture: Excavations at Aksum

Tonight, the Houston Museum of Natural Science Distinguished Lecture Series presents Excavations at Aksum, Insights to the Early Christian Kingdom in Ethiopia, presented by Kathryn Bard, Ph.D., Boston University, and Rodolfo Fattovich, Ph.D., University of Naples.

One of the oldest African kingdoms, Aksum arose in a high altitude region of Northern Ethiopia in the 4th century BC. This was a literate state that left writing in Greek, South Arabian and Ge’ez. As a trading partner with the Roman and Byzantine empires, Aksum had far-ranging trade connections – from the Mediterranean to southern India.

Beginning in the 4th century AD, Aksum became one of earliest Christian kingdoms. This lecture will discuss the rise and development of the kingdom of Aksum, and the findings of Bard and Fattovich’s excavations on Bieta Giyorgis Hill, Aksum, 1993-2002.

Dr. Rodolfo Fattovich is Professor of Ethiopian Archaeology and Egyptian Archaeology at the University of Naples “l’Orientale,” Italy.

Dr. Kathryn Bard is Associate Professor in the Department of Archaeology, Boston University.
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tonight, Sept 25 | 6:30pm
Wortham IMAX® Theatre - HMNS | One Hermann Circle Drive
Tickets: Member-Adult $12.00, Member-Child (<18) $12.00, Adult $15.00, Child (3-11) $15.00, Senior (62+) $15.00, College (Current ID) $15.00, Group (20+ persons) $15.00
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