134 Pages
    by Routledge

    134 Pages
    by Routledge

    First published in 1906, this archaeological examination of the ruins of Zimbabwe, Rhodesia's pre-historic monument, asserted that it was African in origin, belonging to the medieval period. The academic controversy still has echoes in the 21st century.

    CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTORY-INYANGA, CHAPTER II: THE NIEKERK RUINS, CHAPTER III: THE NIEKERK RUINS (continued)-THE PLACE OF OFFERINGS, CHAPTER IV: UMTALI, CHAPTER V: DHLO-DHLO, CHAPTER VI: NANATALI AND KHAMI, CHAPTER VII: ZIMBABWE-DATING OF THE ELLIPTICAL TEMPLE, CHAPTER VIII: ZIMBABWE- DESCRIPTION OF THE ELLIPTICAL TEMPLE, CHAPTER IX: ZIMBABWE. THE VALLEY RUINS. THE ACROPOLIS. OBJECTS FOUND, CHAPTER X: CONCLUSION, APPENDIX I: DETAILS OF TRIAL-SECTIONS IN THE ELLIPTICAL TEMPLE, ZIMBABWE, APPENDIX II: NOTES

    Biography

    David Randall-Maciver