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The Archaeology of Central Highlands of Eritrea Brief Overview
The history of archaeological research in Eritrea has been to a large extent characterized by a focus on the…
Goooood Moooorning, Sunday!
In the 1950s, most Asmarinos and, to a lesser extent, city dwellers outside Asmara spent their Sunday afternoons…
Urban Hinterlands in Antiquity: Reflections from Matara and Keskese
The archaeological site of Matara is located about 1km south of Senafe in the southern region of Eritrea. The…
What do we know about the one million year old Eritrean Homo Sapiens?
The Geo-paleo-anthropo-archaeological research conducted in the Eritrean Danakil depression in the last two decades…
Imkulu: the First Printing Press in East Africa
The first printing press in East Africa was built at Imkulu, a small town 5 km to the North West of Massawa, in…
Museums for Equality Diversity and Inclusion
The annual celebration of International Museums Day (IMD) was held with an aim to become a rallying point to both…
Celebrations of “Kudus Yohannes” in Eritrea
Two little kids came toward me chanting “hoye hoye” holding burning torches made of dry wood sticks. They laid…
Rain,Oh Rain
When my friends and I were recently discussing ‘Things Fall Apart,’ by Chinua Achebe, one of the most widely read…
Eritrean proverbs: compressed words of wisdom
Like many countries, Eritrea’s popular proverbs and sayings tell a lot about its people. Acquiring proverbs and…
Eritrean ‘Manjus’-Lioness of the Jungle
The girl keeps checking her wristwatch now and then. Maybe it is something she ate at lunch, but unusually her…
Respecting Eritrean National Symbols
National symbols unite people by creating visual, verbal, or iconic representations of a nation’s people, values,…
National Unity: Eritrea’s core value for peace and stability
As countries around the world confront the seemingly intractable problems of social disintegration, institutional…