Mezber
| Mezber | |
|---|---|
  Site location in Ethiopia | |
| 14°41′N 39°40′E / 14.683°N 39.667°E | |
| Periods | Pre-Aksumite Period |
| Location | Eastern Tigray, Ethiopia |
| Region | Horn of Africa |
Mezber is a Pre-Aksumite archaeological site located in eastern Tigrai, Ethiopia.[1] Radiocarbon dating suggests that Mezber was occupied for approximately 1600 years (c. 1600 BCE - 25 CE), spanning the Initial, Early, Middle, and Late Pre-Aksumite phases.[1]
Archaeological research at Mezber has produced the earliest archaeological evidence for domestic chickens in the African continent,[2] the earliest metal objects in the Horn of Africa, and one of the largest Pre-Aksumite lithic assemblages.[1]
Excavation history
[edit]The Eastern Tigrai Archaeological Project (EATP) identified Mezber in 2005 during archaeological surveys.[3] From 2007-2012, ETAP excavated five areas of the site (Fields A-E).[4][1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 D’Andrea, A. Catherine; Welton, Lynn; Manzo, Andrea; Woldekiros, Helina S.; Brandt, Steven A.; Beldados, Alemseged; Peterson, Elizabeth A.; Nixon-Darcus, Laurie A.; Gaudiello, Michela; Wood, Shannon R.; Mekonnen, Habtamu; Batiuk, Stephen; Meresa, Yemane; Ruiz-Giralt, Abel; Lancelotti, Carla (2023). "The Pre-Aksumite Period: indigenous origins and development in the Horn of Africa". Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa. 58 (3): 329–392. doi:10.1080/0067270X.2023.2236484.
- ↑ Woldekiros, Helina S.; D'Andrea, A. Catherine (2017). "Early Evidence for Domestic Chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) in the Horn of Africa". International Journal of Osteoarchaeology. 27 (3): 329–341. doi:10.1002/oa.2540.
- ↑ D'Andrea, A. Catherine; Manzo, Andrea; Harrower, Michael J.; Hawkins, Alicia L. (2008). "The Pre-Aksumite and Aksumite Settlement of NE Tigrai, Ethiopia". Journal of Field Archaeology. 33 (2): 151–176.
- ↑ Woldekiros, Helina S.; D’Andrea, A. Catherine (2022-11-29). "Complex (multispecies) livestock keeping: Highland agricultural strategy in the northern Horn of Africa during the Pre-Aksumite (1600 BCE–400 BCE) and Aksumite (400 BCE–CE 800) periods". Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 10: 901446. doi:10.3389/fevo.2022.901446.
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