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Aksum stelae

Obelisk and Pillar

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Carved granite stelae marking royal tombs. The Great Stele, now fallen, is thought to be the largest single stone ever raised.

ContinentAfricaConfidence: estimated
Group count6Confidence: estimated
Heaviest stone520tConfidence: estimated
Height33mConfidence: estimated
MaterialNepheline syeniteMohs 6-6 (mineral hardness scale)
QuarryWuchate Golo (4.6km)calculated straight-line

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FieldConsensusAlternative
Date

300 CE - 400 CE

3rd to 4th century CE

UNESCO World Heritage List #15
No claims found.
PurposeNo claims found.
MethodNo claims found.No claims found.
Sources: UNESCO World Heritage List #15

Iron Age and Classical — Aksum stelae in context.

Iron Age and Classical, 1,200 BCE to 500 CEDates supported by mainstream archaeology. Natural formations remain undated.TimelinePavlopetri, 3,000 BCE - 1,100 BCEUffington White Horse, 1,380 BCE - 550 BCESerapeum galleries, 1,390 BCE - 30 BCEThonis-Heracleion, 700 BCE - 100 BCESerapeum boxes, 664 BCE - 30 BCE4Antikythera mechanism, 205 BCE - 60 BCEAl-Khazneh, Petra, 300 BCE - 100 CE3Colosseum, 70 CE - 80 CE2Aksum stelae, 300 CE - 400 CESerpent Mound, 300 BCE - 1,100 CEGreat Wall of China, 700 BCE - 1,644 CEPavlopetriSerapeum galleries1,000 BCE500 BCE0 CE

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Approximate - counted from January 1, 350 CE (UTC). Based on the midpoint of 300 CE - 400 CE.

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