Beta Samati
Beta Samati | |
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Archaeological site | |
  Beta Samati Location in Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates: 14°20′36″N 39°02′07″E / 14.3434°N 39.0353°E | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | Tigray Region |
Beta Samati (or Betä Sämaʿti, meaning 'house of audience' in Tigrinya) is an archaeological site near Yeha, Tigray Region, northern Ethiopia. It was an Aksumite settlement that was occupied from around 750 BC until the 7th century AD.[1]
Discovery
In 2009, the Southern Red Sea Archaeological Histories (SRSAH) Project, which also surveyed over 80 different archaeological sites from 2009 to 2016,[2] discovered the site of the town ruins under a mound adjacent to the village of Edaga Rabu (Tigrinya: ዕዳጋ ሮቡዕ), located 6.5 km northeast of Yeha, Ethiopia.[3]
Excavations
In 2015, excavations of the site were funded by the Archaeological Institute of America. In 2016, the National Geographic Society funded excavations at the Beta Samati site.[4]
Discoveries at the archaeological site included a
References
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