The mysterious ancient rock in Africa makes archaeologists 'headache' unable to decode

In April 1935, a huge stone engraved with the symbol of the sword was discovered during an expedition by a German archaeological team in Ethiopia. Locals call this Yegran Dingay stele , engraved on grannite stone.

In addition to information related to the ruler of the ancient Adal kingdom , researchers have not revealed so much mystery about the Yegran Dingay stones so far . For nearly 100 years, many other stones have been discovered in Ethiopia but their origins and meanings have not been explained.

The huge boulders are engraved with the sword symbol.

Monoliths over 5 meters high in many places are clustered in the Tiya area, where many hidden rocks are available.

There are nearly 50 boulders, 22 of which are engraved with the symbol of Tiya bear, while the rest are carved with diverse shapes including people, weapons and symbols. The meaning of these symbols has not been decoded by the researchers. It is known that there are about 100 other rocks scattered in different areas of Ethiopia.

There are nearly 50 rocks, 22 of which are engraved with the symbol of Tiya bear.

According to statistics, Yegran Dingay monuments are classified into 3 categories:

1. Anthropomorphic type looks like stone figures carved in abstract style. Anthropomorphics were found depicting figures of people standing, leaning on their hips or resting their chin on their hands, etc.
2. Phalic second type: monolithic rocks with a height of about 4-5 meters and are engraved with diverse shapes from animals, plants to domestic appliances.
3. The final type is Non-Phalic: high stone pillars, thinner than the two above types and often engraved on the shape of weapons.

There is more or less the connection between the Yegran Dingay rocks and the ancient warriors.

There is more or less the connection between the Yegran Dingay rocks and the ancient warriors. Near the area of ​​Tiya rock beach, there were some corpses dating back to the 14th century. These were not the people who created Yegran Dingay but these warriors seem to have come to Tiya and use the rock like temporary troop location.

This mysterious rock carving has shown that there was once a thriving ancient culture in Ethiopia.

Dating back to the middle of the 10th and 15th centuries, this mysterious rock has shown that there was once a thriving ancient culture in Ethiopia. Each stone is considered as a work of art and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Tiya's rocky site in combination with many other World Heritage Sites including Axum, Lalibela, Semien Mountain National Park, Fasiledes Castle, Awash River Valley, Sacred City Harar, all of ancient civilizations in Ethiopia. Unfortunately, the country's archeology is still limited to discovering the mysteries.