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3 1/2 million year old ancestor
The British archaeologist who found her named her Lucy after a pop song. Ethiopians call...
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Kitfo, fo sho.
A big bowl of spiced ground beef. That is all. Needless to say, Matthew was in meat heaven.
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No qualms about mixing church and state here!
The Cathedral in Addis Ababa has a big dome and four paintings on each side of the bottom of the dome. ...
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St. George and St. Mary
Ethiopia's favorite saints, they were everywhere to be seen. We particularly liked honoring George by drinking copious amounts of his beer!
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Church art
Depicting Menelik's entourage returning from Israel with the Ark of the Covenant.
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Church art
Depicting Menelik's entourage returning from Israel with the Ark of the Covenant.
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the supposed home of the original Ark of the Covenant
Ethiopians believe that it's here, brought by King Solomon's son. Scholars think it's unlikely, but possible.
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Ethiopian Rosetta Stone
A farmer plowing in 1982 hit a piece of rock, and it turns out it's a tablet from the 300s, written in...
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The Queen of Sheba's baths
The baths are full of water year-round, which has poured down the rocky mountain that forms one side of the...
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Obelisk
The pillars are made out of one single piece of rock, and the largest are estimated to weigh 500 tons. No...
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Fallen obelisk
Axum is famous for its ancient obelisks. They were tomb markers for the kings, displaying their power. In...
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Camel train in Axum
Also note the 2000 sign - just last year for Ethiopians!
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Queen of Sheba's palace
Legend has it that the Queen of Sheba came from northern Ethiopia. When she went to visit King Solomon in...
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