The palace of the Queen of Sheba

The find

A team of archaeologists from the University of Hamburg said they discovered the Queen of Sheba's palace and an altar that may have once held the Ark of the Covenant in Axum, Ethiopia.

Like most media stories this is short on details. We'll have to await a proper publication by the archaeologists involved or the University.

University of Hamburg

I visited this University a long time ago, all I remember about it was that they served a terrible tasting eel soup for lunch.

reply to post by Hanslune

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Here are some photos of it;


and a stone carving;

I hope these work.

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Thanks Clearsky

Excellent

Are these your photos or did you find them on the web?

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I found them on Picasa Web, but, I couldn't get them to fit well......

I thought of Ethiopia as desert.

Haven't been there but did some game modeling of the Italian vs the Commonwealth during WWII and the terrain is very diverse.

Here's a website of a fiction writer's visit to the palace.



Scroll a little more than half way down the page for some pics of the author at the actual site.

I have no idea how she dated the excavation to the 4th-6th century or knows that is was probably not a royal residence. I don't believe she's a scientist or archaeologist, so maybe she got such information from the locals.

EDIT: for speeling airors

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reply to post by tyranny22

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I figured it was Aksum... The "black Jerusalem"!
A very prominent Crusader outpost in the area, or so it seems.
(NatGEo, among others, did a very interesting programme on it.
Be sure to watch it, if you haven't already, everyone.)

Anyway, remarkably beautiful masonry!
(Restored, I am sure - but still...)


P.S.
Rereading my post I realise it may read as a non sequitur, in the context of the thread...
But I'll leave it exactly as it is. :-)






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How exactly it was connected to the queen? Local legend of course is a great tip,but not always it is correct. Any inscriptions found? If it is true - really a great find.

Another article on the discovery.

reply to post by Clearskies

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Good job on fitting the pics , Clearskies.
(feel free to drop me a note if you need help)

Remember, it's customary to add the link to your original source, if possible.

Not only to avoid plagiarism problems , but also to help further research.

reply to post by Jbird

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Thanks Jbird for your help!
It's hard for me to read instructions, sometimes. (Not much time!)
I didn't know I should link photos.
You learn something new everyday!
Have a Great Night!



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