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Ndoro, Webber. "Great Zimbabwe." Scientific American 277, no. 5 (November 1997): 94–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/scientificamerican1197-94.

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Ndoro, Webber. "Great Zimbabwe." Scientific American Sp 15, no. 1 (January 2005): 74–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/scientificamerican0105-74sp.

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Huffman, Thomas N. "Revisiting Great Zimbabwe." Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa 45, no. 3 (December 2010): 321–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0067270x.2010.521679.

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Pikirayi, Innocent, and Shadreck Chirikure. "Debating Great Zimbabwe." Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa 46, no. 2 (August 2011): 221–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0067270x.2011.580149.

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Pikirayi, Innocent. "Ingombe Ilede and the demise of Great Zimbabwe." Antiquity 91, no. 358 (August 2017): 1085–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2017.95.

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Although new research suggests multi-directional trajectories in the development of the Zimbabwe Tradition (see Chirikure et al. 2016), regional population shifts need not be discounted, as some of these generated states (e.g. Vigneswaran & Quirk 2015). Oral-historical data from northern Zimbabwe counters persistent but often misleading views of pre-colonial states in south-central Africa as exercising power over static and stationary populations (Pikirayi 1993). Rather, human mobility shaped, among other things, the Zimbabwe Culture's spatial features, its strategies for accumulating power and managing resources, and the regional political, social and economic actors to which it was connected. This occurred with the demise of Great Zimbabwe from the second half of the fifteenth century and for much of the sixteenth. Ingombe Ilede attests to post mid fifteenth-century regional shifts in patterns of trade that would lure the Portuguese to south-central Africa from the early sixteenth century onwards. The Zambezi became the preferred inland route. Great Zimbabwe's expansionary thrusts to control this trade undermined its own political control over the southern Zimbabwe plateau, as this spawned new political formations like the Mwene Mutapa state and other polities, including Ingombe Ilede.

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CHENNELLS, ANTHONY. "Great Zimbabwe in Rhodesian Fiction." Matatu 34, no. 1 (2007): 1–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789401205665_002.

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Huffman, Thomas N., and J. C. Vogel. "The Chronology of Great Zimbabwe." South African Archaeological Bulletin 46, no. 154 (December 1991): 61. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3889086.

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Huffman, Thomas N., and Stephan Woodborne. "AMS Dates and the Chronology of Great Zimbabwe." Journal of African Archaeology 18, no. 1 (May 5, 2020): 86–108. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/21915784-20200006.

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Abstract Salvage excavations in the 1970s uncovered a sizeable commoner occupation at Great Zimbabwe, as well as evidence for the early construction of an elite stonewalled enclosure. As a result of these excavations, we can revise somewhat the chronology of Great Zimbabwe. The most important changes are the extension of Period IVa, lasting from AD 1285±10 to 1395±10, and the appearance of P, P/Q and Q-coursed walling in Period IVa. The small Nemanwa palace was built in P/Q and first dates to Period IVa, as does the Outer Perimeter Wall, and both were linked to the growth of the Zimbabwe state. Period IVb represents the floruit of Great Zimbabwe, while Period IVc encompasses the occupation after the political elite moved north to become the well-known Mutapa dynasty. After the move north, the Mutapa established a masungiro ritual centre at Great Zimbabwe, perhaps to maintain territorial rights in the face of Torwa expansion.

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Walker, P. J. "The Architectural Development of Great Zimbabwe." Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa 28, no. 1 (January 1993): 87–102. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00672709309511649.

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Huffman, Thomas N. "The Soapstone Birds from Great Zimbabwe." African Arts 18, no. 3 (May 1985): 68. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3336358.

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Böhmer-Bauer, Kunigunde. "Great Zimbabwe : eine ethnologische Untersuchung /." Köln : R. Köppe, 2000. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb37629678j.

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Musa, Caston Tamburayi. "Eluvial chromite resources of the Great Dyke of Zimbabwe." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1007731.

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Apart from the concentrations of chromite in layers within the Great Dyke and other ultramafic complexes, chromite also occurs as interstitial grains throughout the olivine-bearing rock-types. These olivine-bearing rocks include no rites, gabbros, dunites and pyroxenites. Chromite concentration in these rocks varies from 0.48 to 3.09 per cent of the rock, usually in the form of chromite (Ahrens, 1965; Worst, 1960). A small fraction of this chromite settled to form chromitite layers whilst the remainder is retained within the rock mass as finely disseminated chromite and chromite interstitial to olivine. This retained chromite is much finer grained than layer chromite and is the primary source of eluvial chromite (Cotterill, 1981). During weathering of the serpentine rock and transportation by rainwater, the heavier chromite and magnetite grains are re-deposited along watercourses and vleis or valleys as the speed of the water is retarded sufficiently for the heavier particles to settle. The lighter serpentine material is removed and the chromite concentration in the soil is increased, thus resulting in eluvial chromite (Keech et ai, 1961; Worst, 1960; Prendergast, 1978). The concentration of chromite particles in soil can be up to 15 (or more) Cr₂O₃ %, resulting in economic and exploitable deposits, located primarily along the Great Dyke fiacks. A preliminary evaluation of the eluvials indicate that the Great Dyke could be host to up to 10 million tonnes of potential chromite concentrates which could be processed from such eluvial concentrates. These chromite-rich soils can be mined more cheaply than the traditional seams mining and processed into chromite concentrates through simple mechanical processing techniques of spirals, jigs and heavy media separators. The resultant chromite concentrates are of high quality and can be used to manufacture chromite ore briquettes, which are an alternative to lumpy chromite smelter feed. The main challenges to eluvial mining are the inevitable environmental degradation and coming up with methods that could possibly mitigate against such environmental damage. The distribution of these eluvials over vast plains as thin soil horizons, necessitate use of mobile concentrator plants and hence establishment of extensive infrastructure. These challenges, however, are not insurmountable and test mining and previous production runs have proved profitable. The eluvials are also associated with some lateritic nickel concentrations. The nickel occurs in close association with some oxide such as goethite and garnierite and is associated with iron-manganiferous soil pisolites. The analyses of these pisolites indicate high nickel grades of generally above 1.00 %Ni. Such high nickel-content of Great Dyke laterites warrant, further investigations.

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Musasa, Gabriel. "Challenges for rural tourism development in Zimbabwe: a case of the Great Zimbabwe Masvingo area." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1007317.

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The main focus of this study is the challenges of rural tourism development in Zimbabwe. The study identified that there is a lack of sustainable interventions in the development of rural tourism which is catalyzed by the absence of rural tourism promotion strategy to support the sustenance of livelihoods through socio-economic transformation. Meaningful socio economic transformation in the African rural areas through tourism remains a major development challenge. Development initiatives through different forms of tourism in the rural communities, has to a less magnitude benefited the rural communities and have negatively impacted the socio–economic environment. A qualitative research methodology and case study design was employed in order to have a deeper understanding of the experiences of the society around this project. Face to face interviews and focus group discussions guides were used to collect primary data. Purposive and convenience sampling techniques was employed to select respondents. Data was analysed using the transformative theory and sustainable livelihoods theory and was organized into categories and themes. The study established that the absence of a strategy is caused by political instability, community conflict, lack of finance, marketing, poor communication, and limited knowledge of tourism. All the aforementioned reasons complement each other and poise a challenge to the sustainability of rural tourism development. For Zimbabwe to effectively transform its economy through tourism, the government needs to plan the process, formulate and implement relevant economic and social development strategies and policies. Although this dissertation is a case study of sustainable rural tourism in Zimbabwe, it can be used to appreciate the role of tourism in bringing about socio-economic transformation and sustaining livelihoods in developing countries.

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Chakupa, Tendai. "Environmental management in chrome mining along the Great Dyke : a case study of Zimasco Operations." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/17922.

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Thesis (MSc(Geography and Environmental Studies))--University of Stellenbosch, 2011.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In an area where mining activities dominate, there are likely to problems that need effective environmental management approaches, which can be facilitated through legislation and environmental management systems (EMS). The Great Dyke in Zimbabwe is a strategic economic resource with significant quantities of chrome and platinum. Chrome mining occurs across the whole length of the Great Dyke with most of the operations under Zimasco claims. Zimasco mining operations fall into two categories: the organization‟s own claims operated in its own right and claims that are leased out to a second party forming a tribute system from which tributor miners produce chromite ore exclusively for Zimasco. This study examines the environmental management approaches used by Zimasco operations, in particular the National Occupational Safety Association (NOSA) Integrated Five Start System, in order to identify the usefulness of EMS in the mining industry. Firstly, the current environmental impacts associated with the mining activities were identified and problem areas highlighted, after which environmental management approaches linked to national legislation were examined in terms of their contribution towards sound environmental management. A legal compliance checklist was carried out on the existing mines to assess levels of compliance to standards stipulated in the Environmental Management Act Chapter 20:27. This was followed by questionnaire surveys used for impact identification and the data was analysed using the aspect and impact analysis matrix. Underground mines with effluent discharges were assessed by means of an effluent analysis as a way of determining the effectiveness of the approaches on the mines. Recommendations for changes were made following a Strength Weaknesses Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysis of the approaches and system. Major environmental problems highlighted included unattended waste rock dump and pits as well as dissolved substances in effluent discharge. Although evidence of compliance to environmental legislation for the mining operations was found at administrative level, this was often not executed in operation. Limited hazards were observed in effluent discharge from mines under full implementation of the EMS. It is recommended that all mining operations need to be covered by an EMS system for improved environmental management and sustainable development. Effective implementation of legislation and EMS on the ground provides a better platform for sound environmental management.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: In 'n area waar grootskaalse mynbou aktiwiteite die omgewing kan affekteer word effektiewe omgewingsbestuur benodig. Die Groot Dyk in Zimbabwe is 'n strategiese ekonomiese hulpbron met groot hoeveelhede chroom en platinum. Chroom word grotendeels onder Zimasco kleims langs die Groot Dyk ontgin. Zimasco mynbedrywighede val in twee kategorieë: eerstens eie kleims wat direk deur Zimasco bedryf word, en tweedens kleims wat aan 'n tweede party verhuur en bewerk word en chroom eksklusief aan Zimasco lewer. Die omgewingsbestuursbenadering wat deur die Zimasco mynbedrywighede gebruik word, veral die NOSA Geïntegreerde Vyfster Stelsel, is bestudeer om vas te stel of omgewingsbestuurstelsels (OBS) effektief kan wees in die mynbedryf. Eerstens is die huidige omgewingsimpte veroorsaak deur mynbedrywighede geïdentifiseer en probleemareas uitgelig. Verder is die omgewingsbestuursbenadering in die lig van nasionale wetgewing bestudeer om die bydrae tot gesonde omgewingsbestuur toe te lig. 'n Lys is opgestel waarin die mate waartoe geselekteerde myne aan bestaande wetgewing voldoen bepaal is. Vraelyste is ook gebruik om die omgewingsimpak te identifiseer en data is met behulp van die aspek en impak analise matriks geanaliseer. 'n Afvoeranalise is op ondergrondse myne gedoen ten einde die effektiwiteit van omgewingsbestuursbenadering op die myn te bepaal, terwyl 'n SWOT analise van beide die benadering en die NOSA Vyfster Stelsel uitgevoer is met die oog op aanbevelings. Die belangrikste omgewingsimpakte langs die Groot Dyk sluit in: afvalrotshope, kuipe en slote vanaf oppervlakbedrywighede asook opgeloste afval in afloop vanaf ondergrondse myne. Bewyse van voldoening aan omgewingswetgewing is wel gevind in myndokumentasie, maar nie altyd in die praktyk nie. Laer vlakke van toksiese uitvloeisel vanaf myne waar OBS geïmplementeer is, is bewys van die suksesvolle gebruik van „n geïntegreerde OBS. Alle mynaktiwiteite moet ingesluit word in „n OBS stelsel om beter omgewingsbestuur en volhoubare ontwikkeling te verseker. Effektiewe implementering van wetgewing en OBS op die laagste vlak in mynaktiwiteite bied 'n beter platform vir gesonde omgewingsbestuur in die mynbedryf.

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Murahwi, Charley Zvinaiye. "The geology of the Unki platinum-base metal deposit, Selukwe subchamber, great dyke, Zimbabwe." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005574.

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This thesis focuses on platinu'm group element (PGE) mineralization in the Unki Section of the Selukwe Subchamber of the Great Dyke (Zimbabwe), and is based on drill hole intersections and underground and surface exposures of the Main Sulphide Zone (MSZ) which hosts significant concentrations of PGE. The petrological and geochemical data presented are part of a broader study currently underway and the present are restricted to the 2m section of the PGE-rich MSZ encountered in drill hole MR126. The PGE-rich MSZ at Unki is unique in having a shear, locally referred to as the Footwall Shear, developed at or close to its base . It is however, similar to the other PGE occurrences on the Great Dyke (MSZ) in having its hanging-wall restricted to within 1m of the websterite/bronzitite contact. Slight axial tilting to t he west is indicated by steeper dips on the eastern flank. The sulphide concentration wit hin the MSZ can be used as a rough guide to the PGE-rich zone, but is not sufficiently precise to be used in stope control. The visual identification of the potentially mineable zone remains a problem that is unlikely to be solved. Based on petrological evidence, the bulk of the sulphides with which the PGE are associated, are cumulus in status. This provides unequivocal evidence for an orthomagmatic origin of the MSZ. The dominant platinum group mineral (PGM) phase is the Arsenide/Sperrylite group which is most commonly found at the contact zones between base metal sulphides (BMS) and gangue. The PGM range up to 90 ~m in length. Geochemical evidence from the analyses of cumulate orthopyroxenes through the 2m PGE-rich MSZ interval at Unki reveals a trend of arked Fe enrichment upwards which corresponds to an enrichment in sulphide. This indicates that precipitation of sulphide was caused by fractionation with lowering of temperature in the magma. The Fe enrichment is followed by a reversal in Mg# of orthopyroxene which corresponds to the decrease in sulphide content, suggest i ng that the termination of the PGE-rich MSZ was due to an increase in temperature associated with an influx of new magma. Coupled with these magmatic events are a complex interplay of chemical and physical processes occurring at a critical stage in the overall fractionation of the Great Dyke magma chamber. The overall persistence and continuity of t he PGE zone as observed in the Unki area is consistent with the inferred orthomagmatic origin of the mineralization

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Fontein, Joost. "The silence of Great Zimbabwe : contested landscapes and the power of heritage." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/24577.

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This thesis focuses on the Great Zimbabwe National Monument, in southern Zimbabwe, which is often described as the largest prehistoric building in sub-Saharan Africa. Great Zimbabwe's historiography has been dominated by a contest over its past which became known as the 'Zimbabwe Controversy'. Cited as evidence of an ancient, foreign civilisation by Rhodesian apologists, Great Zimbabwe was used to provide historical legitimacy for the colonisation. Such claims to legitimacy were seriously undermined by archaeologists who demonstrated the African origin of the site. This thesis begins by reviewing this controversy, arguing that apart from the overt political contest it embodied, it was also a contest over authority to represent the past. Through claims to objectivity and scientific methodology archaeologists were ultimately able to establish the authority of their narratives. This professionalisation of the representation of the past not only prevailed over colonialist interpretations but also the narratives, perspectives and claims over Great Zimbabwe made by various competing local clans, for whom Great Zimbabwe was, and is, a sacred place of considerable significance. Based on long term ethnographic field work, this study considers Great Zimbabwe's position in local contests between, and within, the Nemanwa, Charumbira and Mugabe clans over land, power and authority. These contests pre-date colonisation and continue today, having become intricately ingrained in the 'history-scapes' and identities of each clan. To justify their claims, elders of each clan make appeals to different, but related, constructions of the past. Despite their differences, local narratives about Great Zimbabwe's role as a sacred (or desecrated) site are remarkably similar. Emphasising the disappearance of the ' Voice' of Mwari that used to speak there, they describe the destruction and desecration of Great Zimbabwe that occurred, and continues, through the archaeological and heritage processes by which Great Zimbabwe has become a national and international heritage site today. For local 'traditionalists' it is the refusal to respect the wishes of the ancestors, the 'true owners of the soil', that continues to cause the desecration of Great Zimbabwe and the silence of the ancestors. This thesis also considers the political use of Great Zimbabwe by the Zimbabwean nationalist movement. This was done in two complementary ways corresponding to Chatterjee's argument (1993) that anti-colonial nationalisms have both an 'authentic spiritual domain' and a 'derived material domain'. While for the nationalist elite Great Zimbabwe was as an example of past African achievement, for 'traditionalists' and guerrillas the site became associated with the ancestral legitimacy of the struggle. Here Great Zimbabwe was elevated to the status of 'national sacred site', which has resulted in numerous and continuing calls for national ceremonies to be held at Great Zimbabwe to thank the ancestors for their assistance during the war. The failure of the authorities (NMMZ) to effectively respond to these calls illustrates Chatterjee's argument that it is in the movement from colonial to postcolonial state that there has been 'a surrender to the old forms of the modern state' (1993:11). In 1986 Great Zimbabwe became a World Heritage Site; this study looks at how the adoption of international heritage requirements by NMMZ have led to the increasing professionalisation of Great Zimbabwe's management. Appeals to international heritage standards have been used by NMMZ to solidity its authority at Great Zimbabwe. Local communities have therefore continued to be marginalised through appeals not only to its 'national status' but also its 'World Heritage' status. Finally the thesis describes recent attempts by NMMZ to involve local communities in their conservation efforts and considers how these efforts relate to the concerns of wider heritage discourses about the role of local communities in the management of sites. The thesis examines the extent to which increasing local participation may amount to the cooptation of locals to 'new' international objectives on 'living' and 'spiritual' heritage, rather than genuine consultation.

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Matenga, Edward. "The Soapstone Birds of Great Zimbabwe : Archaeological Heritage, Religion and Politics in Postcolonial Zimbabwe and the Return of Cultural Property." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-160193.

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At least eight soapstone carvings of birds furnished a shrine, Great Zimbabwe, in the 19th century. This large stonewalled settlement, once a political and urban centre, had been much reduced for four centuries, although the shrine continued to operate as local traditions dictated. The Zimbabwe Birds were handed down from a past that has only been partially illuminated by archaeological inquiry and ethnography, as has the site as such. This thesis publishes the first detailed catalogue of the Birds and attempts to reconstruct their provenance at the site based on the earliest written accounts. A modern history of the Birds unfolds when the European settlers removed them from the site in dubious transactions, claiming them as rewards of imperial conquest. As the most treasured objects from Great Zimbabwe, the fate of the Birds has been intertwined with that of the site in a matrix of contested meanings and ownership. This thesis explores how the meanings of cultural objects have a tendency to shift and to be ephemeral, demonstrating the ability of those in power to appropriate and determine such meanings. In turn, this has a bearing on ownership claims, and gives rise to an “authorized heritage discourse” syndrome. The forced migrations of the Zimbabwe Birds within the African continent and to Europe and their subsequent return to their homeland decades later are characterised by melodramatic episodes of manoeuvring by traders, politicians and theologians, and of the return of stolen property cloaked as an amicable barter deal, or a return extolled as an act of generosity. International doctrines that urge the return of cultural property are influenced by Western hegemonic ideologies. Natural justice is perverted, as stolen property acquires a (superior) significance in its new context, which merits the extinction of the original provenance. This leaves “generosity” and goodwill as the promises of the future, holding the fate of one Zimbabwe Bird still kept in exile in South Africa.

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Furberg, Burén Frida. "Great Zimbabwe as Illustrated : A Discourse Analysis of Today's Representation of the Monument." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-413714.

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This study investigates the current discourses of Great Zimbabwe by analysing traces of colonial terminology within present-day literary illustrations. The aim is to identify western ideas and perspectives still dominant within the discourses and explore its implications. By conducting research on how Great Zimbabwe is being illustrated today within academic literature as well as more popular texts, the study demonstrates the role and power of discourse in relation to questions regarding who is authorized to write history and define heritage. Special focus is placed on discourse’s implications on the perception of reality and identity within a context heavily tainted by colonialism. This investigation is a pilot study which hopes to encourage further research on the representation of heritage sites that are vulnerable to political discourses.
Studien undersöker den nuvarande diskursen kring Stora Zimbabwe genom att identifiera och analysera spår från den koloniala terminologin inom dagens litterära illustrationer. Syftet är att urskilja dominanta västerländska idéer och perspektiv inom diskursen och granska dess inflytande. Genom att undersöka hur Stora Zimbabwe illustreras inom dagens akademiska och mer populära litteratur kan studien demonstrera diskursens roll och maktposition, vilket leder till frågor om vem som bär på rätten att definiera historia och kulturarv. Speciellt fokus har lagts på diskursens påverkan vad gäller hur människan uppfattar verkligheten och hur identiteter formas inom den koloniala kontexten. Underökningen är en förstudie som hoppas kunna uppmuntra vidare forskning som behandlar representationen av kulturarv som formats och påverkats av politiska diskurser.

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Mushimbo, Creed. "Land reform in post-independence Zimbabwe a case of Britain's neo-colonial intrancigence /." Connect to this title online, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=bgsu1131378400.

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Chiripanhura, Pauline. "Archaeological collections as a prime research asset: objects and Great Zimbabwe's past." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27947.

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This thesis sought to explore the lifeways of second-millennium AD inhabitants of Great Zimbabwe through the analyses of material objects housed in museums. Great Zimbabwe comprises walled stone enclosures and non-walled settlements covering approximately 720ha. A number of data acquisition techniques, such as desktop survey, analyses of museum collections, supplementary field survey and excavations, were employed to collect relevant datasets to address the research questions. The sampling strategy adapted for this research enabled the study of material objects from different components making up Great Zimbabwe. The main conclusions drawn from this study are as follows: (i) Within varying temporal scales, the nature and distribution of local and imported objects are largely similar across the site; (ii) chronologically and typologically speaking, there is evidence that different parts of the site were occupied and abandoned at different times; and (iii) based on the similarities in material objects and associated production debris and infrastructure, it is likely that different components were self-sufficient units. This study has underscored the significance of existing collections in developing new interpretations of Great Zimbabwe's past lifeways, thereby motivating for the need for similar work to understand the hundreds of similar settlements scattered across southern Africa.

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Books on the topic "Great Zimbabwe"

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Garlake, Peter S. Great Zimbabwe. Harare, Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Pub. House, 1985.

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Bessire, Mark. Great Zimbabwe. New York: F. Watts, 1998.

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Böhmer-Bauer, Kunigunde. Great Zimbabwe: Eine ethnologische Untersuchung. Köln: R. Köppe, 2000.

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Great Zimbabwe: Houses of stone. Harare, Zimbabwe: African Pub. Group, 1997.

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The Great Zimbabwe monument traveller's guide. Harare: National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe, 2000.

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1951-, Stefoff Rebecca, ed. Great Zimbabwe: Digging for the past. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005.

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Mvenge, George. Growing up in the shadows of Great Zimbabwe. [Harare]: Literature Bureau, 1994.

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Great Zimbabwe: The Iron Age in South Central Africa. New York: Garland, 1994.

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Symbols in stone: Unravelling the mystery of Great Zimbabwe. Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press, 1987.

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A guide to Lodge at the Ancient City, Great Zimbabwe. Harare]: Rhett Butler, 2011.

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Pikirayi, Innocent. "Great Zimbabwe, 1100–1600 AD, Rise, Development and Demise of." In Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology, 1–15. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51726-1_2666-1.

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Pikirayi, Innocent. "Great Zimbabwe, 1100–1600 AD, Rise, Development, and Demise of." In Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology, 4696–709. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30018-0_2666.

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Amoros, Luis Gimenez. "The Centralisation of Great Zimbabwe and the Multiple Versions of Chaminuka in the Sound Archive." In Tracing the Mbira Sound Archive in Zimbabwe, 57–69. New York : Routledge, 2018.: Routledge, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780429505539-6.

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Maganzo, Ashley L. C., and Marlvern Mabgwe. "Land Use Planning, Land Development and Sustainable Management of Great Zimbabwe World Heritage Site, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe." In Sustainability in Developing Countries, 131–49. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48351-7_7.

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Blenkinsop, Tom G., and T. R. C. Fernandes. "Fractal Characterization of Particle Size Distributions in Chromitites from the Great Dyke, Zimbabwe." In Fractals and Dynamic Systems in Geoscience, 505–21. Basel: Birkhäuser Basel, 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-8430-3_2.

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de Meneses, Filipe Ribeiro, and Robert McNamara. "P.W. Botha, Total Strategy, and the Life and Death of Zimbabwe-Rhodesia." In The White Redoubt, the Great Powers and the Struggle for Southern Africa, 1960–1980, 257–85. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-44758-6_9.

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Prendergast, M. D. "The Geology and Economic Potential of the PGE-rich Main Sulphide Zone of the Great Dyke, Zimbabwe." In Geo-Platinum 87, 281–302. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1988. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1353-0_32.

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"Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe." In Middle East and Africa, 327–31. Routledge, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315073842-82.

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"Great Zimbabwe." In Encyclopedic Dictionary of Archaeology, 549. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58292-0_70325.

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Chirikure, Shadreck. "Rise and declineResilience of Great Zimbabwe." In Great Zimbabwe, 225–56. Routledge, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780367810412-12.

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Conference papers on the topic "Great Zimbabwe"

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Bates, M. P. "Magnetic Fabric In The Umvimeela Dyke, Satellite Of The Great Dyke, Zimbabwe." In 3rd SAGA Biennial Conference and Exhibition. European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers, 1993. http://dx.doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609-pdb.224.046.

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Chaumba, Jeff B., Steven Duma, Tarisai Marazani, and Robert Mahoso. "PETROGRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS OF SAMPLES FROM THE MAIN SULFIDE ZONE, DARWENDALE SUBCHAMBER OF THE GREAT DYKE, ZIMBABWE." In GSA Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, USA - 2019. Geological Society of America, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/abs/2019am-330951.

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Chaumba, Jeff B., and Caston T. Musa. "HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION IN THE SHURUGWI SUBCHAMBER OF THE GREAT DYKE, ZIMBABWE: EVIDENCE FROM THE MAIN SULFIDE ZONE AT UNKI MINE." In GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017. Geological Society of America, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/abs/2017am-296349.

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