As documents indicate, Tsenatsel or sistrum is considered to be the ... This religious instrument has been known in Ethiopia since ancient times and it plays an important role in the liturgy ...

As a stranger draws near, priest Mesganaw Tarkgn whips on an embroidered cape and raises an ancient cross in a picture-perfect pose. He is used to the demands of visitors to one of Ethiopia's ...

800 years ago, an Ethiopian king ordered ... The celebration beats to the rhythm of ancient instruments; the kebero double-headed drum and a rattle called the sistrum, whose sound was known ...

Eight hundred years ago, an Ethiopian king ordered ... beats to the rhythm of ancient instruments; the kebero double-headed ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — As we darted through Addis ... Anthropology enthusiasts will enjoy visiting a famous — and very ancient — resident: “Lucy,” one of the earliest hominid ...

A French government official has said that the decision to give three ancient artefacts to the government of Ethiopia is a diplomatic handover rather than an act of restitution. The French foreign ...