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ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES IN ERITREA

The best information on these can be gleaned from the research section at the museum. A huge amount of work needs to be done and it is hoped that UNESCO or some similar body will help in this process in time. Adulis, the Axumite port and arguably the most important site in the country, is probably still 90% underground. The following are the major sites in the country:

Place	.	Province	.	Nature of the
Karora		Northern Red Sea		Cave paintings
Rora Bakla		Anseba		Ruins, pottery, stelae
Orotta		Northern Rea Sea		Pottery and inscriptions
Fode		Gash Barka		Pottery
Augaro		Gash Barka		Pottery
Mount Elit		Gash Barka		Pottery and ruins
Qohaito		Dubub		Pre-Axumite dam; Axumite
				Ruins and graves
Metara		Dubub		Axumite ruins and stelae
Debre Bizen		Northern Red Sea		Religious artifacts including
				Over 1,000 parchments in
				Ge’ez
Hamm		Dubub		Graves, mummies, religious
Monastery				artifacts
Hirgigo		Northern Red Sea		Mosque ruins
Adulis		Northern Red Sea		Axumite port
Adi Keih		Dubub		Rock paintings at 25 locations
				In the area
Beilul		Southern Red Sea		Pottery
Dahlak Kebir		Northern Red Sea		Necropolies

This is the museum’s official list’. The major sites that can be visited comparatively easily by public transport are the rock paintings around Adi Keih, Debre Bizen (bus to Nefasit) and Metara (but to Senafe). It is always best to have someone with you who knows where the places are, because there are no signposts or explanatory details when you arrive. Details of getting to Adulis and Hamm Monastery are included under the relevant geographical section (Edward D, Edward P, 2002).