The Ethiopian Heritage Digital Atlas (EHDA), funded by the Gerda Henkel Foundation, comprises the creation of an English-language web-based monument information system that serves Ethiopia's cultural preservation and includes site monitoring, antiquities trade monitoring and the scientific documentation of Ethiopia's cultural heritage. The system, designed jointly with the Ethiopian Department of Antiquities and Addis Ababa University and in cooperation with the German Archaeological Institute, includes the function of a systematic national register of monuments, which focuses on northern Ethiopia. Due to the political crisis, the cultural treasures of this region are acutely threatened in their preservation.

In a three-month implementation phase, the corresponding software components will be created based on country-specific requirements and the first data sets on important cultural sites in northern Ethiopia (Tigray) will be recorded. In a further project phase, it is planned to collect comprehensive information on Ethiopian cultural heritage in EHDA in order to contribute to its protection and to intensify scientific research on the cultural history of this region.