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Compton's on Ethiopia

Here's "encyclopedia":

HAILE SELASSIE (1892-1975). When Haile Selassie came to the throne of Ethiopia, he was a progressive ruler and the hope of young moderates hoping to modernize their country. By the end of his reign he had become a virtual dictator, overthrowing the old constitution and taking all power into his own hands.
Source: Haile Sellassie
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Grains and Monuments at Aksum

At the most famous place in what was Haile Sellassie's empire -- Aksum -- archeologists Katherine Bard (Boston U.), Rudolfo Fattovici and team are settling the mystery of the famous 'phallic' monuments and the domestication of /t'eff/, a very important grain in Ethiopia/Eritrea.
The Aksumite stelae are associated with big rock cut tombs which will help define their meaning. Around the time of Christ, Aksum had wheat and barley, Near Eastern cultigens. By 500 AD /t'eff/ (Eragrostis teff) had been added to the grain supply, along with grape seed and lentils (at least). The source of Teff? Ethiopia, somewhere.
Aksum also shows lots of cattle and shoats but no pigs or donkeys. Trade goods from Roman Egypt show up, as well as evidence of contact with Late Meroitic culture (Nubia).

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