Rhodesian Ruins—a preliminary assessment of their styles and chronology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8980291 |
|---|---|
| Authors | P S Garlake (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1970 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 495-513 |
| Publication date | 1970-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of African History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8537 • E-ISSN: 1469-5138 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0021853700010422 |
| OpenAlex | W2081828685 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 45 |
| References cited | 11 |
The results of archaeological work on ruins of the Zimbabwe–Khami complex in Rhodesia are reassessed in the light of recent work. In order to provide a preliminary framework for further archaeological investigation, the surface architectural features of a large group of these ruins are analysed, and seven different styles of ruin discerned. These are interpreted as belonging to at least two separate but related cultural groups, the first extending over the whole country in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, the second restricted to southern Matabeleland and flourishing during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. In a correlation of the archaeological and historical evidence, it is suggested that the decline of Zimbabwe and many smaller ruins belonging to the first cultural group may be linked with the rise of the Mwene Mutapa empire, in which little building in stone took place. The second cultural group and its ruins coincide with the Rozvi state ruled by the Changamire dynasty
Ancient history · Archaeology · Chronology · Empire · Fifteenth · Flourishing · State (computer science · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History
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| Unique citing works | 45 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,83 |
| Citation span | 1972 - 2024 (53) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 45 |