Former East African correspondent for “The Economist,” Graham Hancock, published a book in 1992 entitled The Sign and the Seal: The Quest for the Lost Ark of the Covenant, in which he argued that the ark had been stowed away in Saint Mary of Zion's Church in Aksum, an ancient city of Ethiopia. Explorer Robert Cornuke of the B.A.S.E. Institute, also believes the Ark may now reside in Aksum. However, no one has yet found it there. Similarly, archaeologist Michael Sanders believes the ark is hidden away in an ancient Egyptian temple in the Israeli village of Djaharya, but he has yet to actually find it there.
Aliyekuwa mwaandishi wa makala ya "Mtaalamu wa Uchumi," wa Afrika Mashariki Graham Hancock, alichapisha kitabu mwaka 1992 mada ikiwa Ishara na Chapa: Uchunguzi kwa sanduku la agano lililopotea, ambayo alidai kuwa sanduku lilihifadhiwa katika Mtume Maria wa kanisa la Sayuni katika Aksum, mji wa kale wa Ethiopia. Mtafiti Robert Cornuke wa chuo cha B.A.S.E., pia anaamini sanduku inaweza sasa kukaa katika Aksum. Hata hivyo, hakuna mtu amewaiipata huko.