Abstract
Outstanding questions about ancient Aksum (Tigray, Ethiopia), which emerged as the capital city of a powerful kingdom between the first/second and seventh/eighth centuries AD, include the reasons for its particular location in the highlands of northern Ethiopia. Its situation at the hub of a radiating network of river valleys along which developed a complex system of communication and exchange routes linking the area with the surrounding regions was probably most significant. Analysis of recent discoveries from archaeological surveys provides an assessment of the short- and medium-range exchange circuits in which the Aksum area was involved. New evidence of the intra-regional circulation of chert pre-cores is presented, directly illustrating an aspect of the distribution of relatively low value materials within Aksum's wider economy.
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