Punt & Early Antiquity(~3000BC-0BC)
All articles related to Punt and the Pre-Antiquity period are listed below. All DʿMT-related articles have already been updated.
Adulis is next to be updated, then Punt & the Ona culture.
The History Of Punt And The Connection To Eritrea.
Between roughly 2500 BC and 1000 BC, a civilisation known as Punt was mentioned in Egyptian hieroglyphics — an almost mythical land referred to as "The Land of Plenty" and "The Land of the Gods".
Pre-Askum: ይሐ/Yəḥa(800BC-100BC)
Yeha, likely the capital of the ancient kingdom of DʿMT, featured a multi-storeyed palace, a grand temple, and elite burial tombs. Becoming one of the earliest major population centres in the region’s history.
The Kingdom Of DʿMT/ደዐመተ (Da‘amat)
The Kingdom of DʿMT heralded the dawn of recorded history in the northern highlands of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Enduring for centuries, it laid the foundations for the great empires that followed it.
Early Antiquity Societies in Eritrea’s Akkälä Guzay Region (~1000 BC – 0 BC)
During the dawn of written history, several towns & cities emerged in the Akkälä Guzay region, such as: Qohayto, Käskäse, Täḳwända, and Addi Kramatən, facilitating trade between Adulis & Yeha.
A Glimpse Into Ancient Eritrea: The Ona Culture (ዑና)
From around 1000 to 400 BC, an indigenous agropastoralist society emerged in the area of modern-day Sembel, Asmara, in Eritrea. It offers some of the earliest evidence of Hidmos and Teff cultivation.