As part of The Charles K. Wilkinson Lecture Series, join scholars in the fields of Egyptian, Islamic, and Ancient Near Eastern art to explore social, religious, and economic interconnections on the African continent and between Africans and their neighbors around the theme African Communities: Reflections of Coexistence and Cooperation.
Aksum was one of Africa’s most powerful and influential ancient civilizations, but many details of its history remain scantly understood. How did Aksumite civilization originate? Why, after nearly one thousand years, did it eventually collapse? Drawing on his collaborative research with Ethiopian scholars, including NASA-funded exploration, and the discovery of Beta Samati, Harrower discusses some of the basic facts archaeologists know about Aksumite civilization and its relations with peoples of Arabia, Sudan, Egypt, and the Mediterranean.
See more lectures featured in African Communities: Reflections of Coexistence and Cooperation, including Outsiders on the Inside: The Enigmatic Pan-Grave Culture in the Ancient Nile Valley and Social Cooperation between Muslims and Followers of Non-Scriptural Religions: A Deep-Rooted West African Tradition.
This program is made possible by the Charles Wilkinson Lecture Series Fund.
