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African ruins
Object/Work
Catalog Level:
component
Type:
building complex
ruins
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Authority
Classification
Terms:
architecture
African art
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Titles or Names
Text:
Great Enclosure
Preference:
preferred
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Creation
Creator Description:
unknown Shona (African)
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Identity:
unknown Shona (African)
Role:
architects
Authority
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Creation Date:
built between 1270 and 1450
Earliest:
1270
Latest:
1450
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Measurements
Dimensions Description:
outer wall: around 250 m (820 feet) in circumference; maximum height: 11 m (36 feet)
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Dimensions Extent:
outer wall
Value:
250
Unit:
m
Type:
circumference
Dimensions Qualifier:
maximum
Value:
11
Unit:
m
Type:
height
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Materials and Techniques
Description:
mortarless stone construction and ruined daga (earthen and mud-brick) buildings
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Material Names:
stone
daga
Technique Name:
mortarless construction
Authority
Subject Matter
Indexing Terms:
architecture
dwelling
chiefdom
Authority
Descriptive Note
Text:
One of the three stone-wall enclosures at Great Zimbabwe, it is the largest ancient structure in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Citation:
Encyclopedia Britannica online
Page:
"Great Zimbabwe," accessed 24 February 2006
Citation:
One Hundred Great Archaeological Discoveries (1995)
Page:
46 ff.
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Related Works
Broader Context:
Great Zimbabwe ruin (Masvingo province, Zimbabwe)
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Current Location
Repository Name/Geographic Location:
Masvingo province (Zimbabwe)
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Revised 28 August 2006
