Those sites include what our initial investigations strongly suggest is Barara, Ethiopia’s lost medieval city. Fra Mauro’s map states that certain regions, mountains, even cities, had variant names depending upon the people-groups living near by. Additionally, the perception, given Addis Ababa’s modern status, seems to have tacitly colored the idea that it must have had medieval importance as well; a perception buttressed by various medieval sites on its fringes. ), the Holy Grail of lost medieval African cities, asserted their presence. Questions inevitably remain pertaining to the poorly understood, yet complex subjects around ancient and medieval studies within Ethiopia and the broader regional contexts.

Source: Ethiopian News April 23, 2019 16:18 UTC