The early Islamic tradition in Ethiopia: report on the fi rst season of the archaeo- ethnographic research in Negash (Tigray)
The early Islamic tradition in Ethiopia: report on the fi rst season of the archaeo- ethnographic research in Negash (Tigray)

Summary/Abstract: In both Islamic and Ethiopian tradition Negash (Tigray, northern Ethiopia) was the desti- nation of a group of followers of the Prophet Muhammad seeking refuge from persecu- tions ca. 615 CE. They established the fi rst Muslim community in Africa, and the memo- ry of those events is still alive and clear. The article presents the premises and preliminary results of the project aiming to identify any material evidence of the early settlement in Negash as well as related traditions. As a result of this initial phase, the archeological evidence of pre-modern settlement has been identifi ed and presented. Further steps of the research have been outlined.

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