The Shay culture got its name after a river called Shay in Menz, Ethiopia, along which several tumuli were located. It is principally characterized by tumuli of different morphological features with stelae and other dry-stone wall structures as well as hypogea. So far, C-14 dates imply that the culture was prevalent from the 10th to 14th centuries (Fauvelle & Poissonnier, 2016). Geographically, it encompasses the central highlands region of Ethiopia that includes areas that lie from Debre Berhan to Dessie towns, which includes historical provinces, such as Tegulet, Menz, Yifat and adjacent areas of south and eastern Wollo.
(Alebachew Belay Birru, February 2023)