UN helicopter and vehicles at the Axum airport. These are for the Ethiopia-Eritrea border peacekeeping mission.

Typical house construction in the Axum area

A wagon is loaded with hay near Axum

Donkeys walk on "Denver Street" in Axum

Relics in the Axum Archaeological Museum

A Tigray woman shows off her handicrafts in Axum. This picture was chosen as a finalist in the 2007 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Travel Photo Contest, "People" category.

King Basen's Tomb

Burial nook in King Basen's Tomb. This tomb reputedly dates back to the time of Christ.

Stela that marks the location of King Basen's Tomb

Monument in downtown Axum

Axum's main stelae field

A tigray woman and her child near the Tombs of Kaleb and Gebre Meskel

Piles of hay, with a scenic vista looking northward toward Eritrea, near the tombs of Kaleb and Gebre Meskel.

Inside the tomb of King Kaleb, dating back to the 6th century A.D.

Tomb of King Kaleb

Stone sarcophagi in the Tomb of King Kaleb

Scenery near the tombs of Kaleb and Gebre Meskel

Trilingual tablet written in Ge'z, Saebean and Greek, near Axum. This tablet dates back to the time of King Ezana, 4th century A.D.

Mai Shum, sometimes called the "Bath of the Queen of Sheba." It is now used as a water source by local families.

A UN vehicle at the Remhai Hotel in Axum