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Zimbabwe Ruin Archaeological Western Matabeleland North Hwange 60 Gambarimwe E.N 1949 Rock Painting Archaeological Northern Mashonaland East Mutoko 61 Mutoko Ruins E.N 1949 Zimbabwe Ruins Archaeological Northern Mashonaland East Mutoko 62 Chumnungwa Ruins E.N 1949 Zimbabwe Ruin Archaeological Southern Masvingo: Mberengwa 63 Rhodes Indaba Tree
The National Monuments of Zimbabwe are protected and promoted in accordance with the National Museums and Monuments Act 1972. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This law replaced the colonial-era Monuments and Relics Act 1936, which in turn replaced the 1902 Ancient Monuments Protection Ordinance and 1912 Bushmen Relics Ordinance. [ 3 ]
The archaeological complex comprises the Great Enclosure, Hill Ruins, and Valley Ruins. Six columns with Zimbabwe Birds were found in the ruins. [6] Khami Ruins National Monument: Matabeleland North: 1986 365; iii, iv (cultural) Khami was the capital of the Torwa dynasty between c. 1450 – c. 1650, after Great Zimbabwe had been
The Old Fort national monument is located in the center of town, and was erected in 1891 as one of a series of fortifications to guard the route from Salisbury to the south. The very first cricket match in Zimbabwe is said to have taken place close by, in 1890.
Excavations in 2000 revealed the floors of eighteen original dwellings. The site was declared a National Monument in 1946. In 2008 it was listed in the World Monuments Watch List of 100 of Most Endangered Sites by the World Monuments Fund because of the threats posed to the sandstone walls by wild animals from the surrounding nature reserve. [1]
Danamombe is the official name according to the National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe and has alternative spellings Danangombe, Dananombe and Danan'ombe.. It was formerly known as Dhlo-Dhlo or Ndlo Dlo, which was the Ngoni and Ndebele name in use at the time of the British South Africa Company invasion.
Ziwa [1] is an archaeological site in Nyanga District, Zimbabwe, containing the remains of a vast late Iron Age agricultural settlement dated to the 15th century. It is one of many sites that compose the Nyanga Iron Age ruins. [2] Ziwa was declared a National Monument in 1946 and is currently under consideration for World Heritage listing. The ...
The Zimbabwe state centred on it likely covered 50,000 km² (19,000 sq mi). [5] It is recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The site of Great Zimbabwe is composed of the Hill Complex, the Valley Complex, and the Great Enclosure (constructed at different times), and contained area for commoner housing within the perimeter walls.