Great Zimbabwe ruins, Masvingo, Zimbabwe, Africa
Great Zimbabwe is a ruined city in the rugged south-eastern hills of Zimbabwe near Lake Mutirikwe and the town of Masvingo, close to the Chimanimani Mountains and the Chipinge District. The site is not far from the country's border with Mozambique, which is located in the southeast of the African continent. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Zimbabwe during the country's Late Iron Age. The monument first began to be constructed in the 11th century and continued to be built until the 14th century, spanning an area of 722 hectares (1,780 acres) which, at its peak, could have housed up to 18,000 people. Great Zimbabwe acted as a royal palace for the Zimbabwean monarch and would have been used as the seat of their political power. One of its most prominent features were its walls, some of which were over five metres high and which were constructed without mortar. Eventually the city was abandoned and fell into ruin. The earliest known written mention of the ruins was in 1531 by Vicente Pegado, Captain of the Portuguese garrison of Sofala, who recorded it as Symbaoe. The first visits by Europeans were in the late 19th century, with investigations of the site starting in 1871. Later, the monument caused great controversy in the archaeological world, with political pressure being put upon archaeologists by the government of Rhodesia to deny its construction by black people. Great Zimbabwe has since been adopted as a national monument by the Zimbabwean government, with the modern state being named after it. The word Great distinguishes the site from the many hundreds of small ruins, now known as 'zimbabwes', spread across the Zimbabwe Highveld. There are 200 such sites in southern Africa, such as Bumbusi in Zimbabwe and Manyikeni in Mozambique, with monumental, mortarless walls; Great Zimbabwe is the largest. Zimbabwe is the Shona name of the ruins, first recorded in 1531 by Vicente Pegado, Captain of the Portuguese Garrison of Sofala. Pegado noted that The natives of the country call these edifices Symbaoe, which according to their language signifies 'court'. The name contains dzimba, the Shona term for houses. There are two theories for the etymology of the name. The first proposes that the word is derived from Dzimba-dza-mabwe, translated from the Karanga dialect of Shona as large houses of stone (dzimba = plural of imba, house; mabwe = plural of bwe, stone). A second suggests that Zimbabwe is a contracted form of dzimba-hwe, which means venerated houses in the Zezuru dialect of Shona, as usually applied to the houses or graves of chiefs. The most important artefacts recovered from the Monument are the eight Zimbabwe Birds. These were carved from a micaceous schist (soapstone) on the tops of monoliths the height of a person.Slots in a platform in the Eastern Enclosure of the Hill Complex appear designed to hold the monoliths with the Zimbabwe birds, but as they were not found in situ it cannot be determined which monolith and bird were where. Other artefacts include soapstone figurines, pottery, iron gongs, elaborately worked ivory, iron and copper wire, iron hoes, bronze spearheads, copper ingots and crucibles, and gold beads, bracelets, pendants and sheaths. Causes for the decline and ultimate abandonment of the site have been suggested as due to a decline in trade compared to sites further north, political instability and famine and water shortages induced by climatic change. The Mutapa state arose in the fifteenth century from the northward expansion of the Great Zimbabwe tradition, having been founded by Nyatsimba Mutota from Great Zimbabwe after he was sent to find new sources of salt in the north; (this supports the belief that Great Zimbabwe's decline was due to a shortage of resources). Great Zimbabwe also predates the Khami and Nyanga cultures. Martin Hall writes that the history of Iron Age research south of the Zambezi shows the prevalent influence of colonial ideologies, both in the earliest speculations about the nature of the African past and in the adaptations that have been made to contemporary archaeological methodologies.
Masvingo, Zimbabwe (City Tour & History)
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Great Zimbabwe Ruins, Masvingo, Zimbabwe, Africa
Great Zimbabwe is a ruined city in the rugged south-eastern hills of Zimbabwe near Lake Mutirikwe and the town of Masvingo, close to the Chimanimani Mountains and the Chipinge District. The site is not far from the country's border with Mozambique, which is located in the southeast of the African continent. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Zimbabwe during the country's Late Iron Age. The monument first began to be constructed in the 11th century and continued to be built until the 14th century, spanning an area of 722 hectares (1,780 acres) which, at its peak, could have housed up to 18,000 people. Great Zimbabwe acted as a royal palace for the Zimbabwean monarch and would have been used as the seat of their political power. One of its most prominent features were its walls, some of which were over five metres high and which were constructed without mortar. Eventually the city was abandoned and fell into ruin. The earliest known written mention of the ruins was in 1531 by Vicente Pegado, Captain of the Portuguese garrison of Sofala, who recorded it as Symbaoe. The first visits by Europeans were in the late 19th century, with investigations of the site starting in 1871. Later, the monument caused great controversy in the archaeological world, with political pressure being put upon archaeologists by the government of Rhodesia to deny its construction by black people. Great Zimbabwe has since been adopted as a national monument by the Zimbabwean government, with the modern state being named after it. The word Great distinguishes the site from the many hundreds of small ruins, now known as 'zimbabwes', spread across the Zimbabwe Highveld. There are 200 such sites in southern Africa, such as Bumbusi in Zimbabwe and Manyikeni in Mozambique, with monumental, mortarless walls; Great Zimbabwe is the largest. Zimbabwe is the Shona name of the ruins, first recorded in 1531 by Vicente Pegado, Captain of the Portuguese Garrison of Sofala. Pegado noted that The natives of the country call these edifices Symbaoe, which according to their language signifies 'court'. The name contains dzimba, the Shona term for houses. There are two theories for the etymology of the name. The first proposes that the word is derived from Dzimba-dza-mabwe, translated from the Karanga dialect of Shona as large houses of stone (dzimba = plural of imba, house; mabwe = plural of bwe, stone). A second suggests that Zimbabwe is a contracted form of dzimba-hwe, which means venerated houses in the Zezuru dialect of Shona, as usually applied to the houses or graves of chiefs. The most important artefacts recovered from the Monument are the eight Zimbabwe Birds. These were carved from a micaceous schist (soapstone) on the tops of monoliths the height of a person.Slots in a platform in the Eastern Enclosure of the Hill Complex appear designed to hold the monoliths with the Zimbabwe birds, but as they were not found in situ it cannot be determined which monolith and bird were where. Other artefacts include soapstone figurines, pottery, iron gongs, elaborately worked ivory, iron and copper wire, iron hoes, bronze spearheads, copper ingots and crucibles, and gold beads, bracelets, pendants and sheaths. Causes for the decline and ultimate abandonment of the site have been suggested as due to a decline in trade compared to sites further north, political instability and famine and water shortages induced by climatic change. The Mutapa state arose in the fifteenth century from the northward expansion of the Great Zimbabwe tradition, having been founded by Nyatsimba Mutota from Great Zimbabwe after he was sent to find new sources of salt in the north; (this supports the belief that Great Zimbabwe's decline was due to a shortage of resources). Great Zimbabwe also predates the Khami and Nyanga cultures. Martin Hall writes that the history of Iron Age research south of the Zambezi shows the prevalent influence of colonial ideologies, both in the earliest speculations about the nature of the African past and in the adaptations that have been made to contemporary archaeological methodologies.
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1986년 유네스코가 정한 세계문화 유산 그레이트 짐바브웨는 해발 1,400미터 높이 고원의 거센 바람에 맞서 고대 유적지의 신화를 만들어 간 곳이다. 짐바브웨의 원주민 쇼나족의 고향으로 짐바브웨란 나라 명칭 또한 쇼나어로 ‘석조의 집‘ 이라고 한다. 그레이트 짐바브웨의 명칭은 1980년 짐바브웨가 독립국이 되었을 때 붙여진 이름이다. 그레이트 짐바브웨의 하이라이트는 바로 대옹벽. 대옹 벽은 접합제를 사용하지 않고 90만개의 돌덩이들을 쌓아서 완성시켰다. 그레이트 짐바브웨는 원주민들이 세운 것이 확실했지만 고고학자들은 흑인에 대한 편견 때문에 솔로몬 왕 전설에 나오는 금광도시 오필왕국이라고 발표했다. 이로 인해 수많은 도굴꾼들이 대거 몰려들어 유적지를 폐허로 만들었었다. 남아프리카 대륙에서 가장 찬란하고 위대한 고대 역사 유적지 ‘그레이트 짐바브웨’는 이곳 사람들의 자존심이다. “이곳은 우리 조상들의 삶이 시작된 곳입니다.” “짐바브웨 사람으로서 한번쯤 방문해야 하는 곳 인가요?” “그렇습니다, 우리는 이 땅에 대한 자부심과 우리 역사를 배우려 방문 한 것입니다.” 대옹벽 안 중앙에는 왕권을 상징하는 높이 9.8미터, 두께 5,2미터의 원추형 망루가 있었는데, 곡식을 저장하던 곳이었다. 또한 원추형 망루 옆으로는 사람 한명이 걸어 다닐 수 있는 비밀 통로가 연결 되어 있다. 돌덩이를 쌓아올린 축조 건축이라는 점이 감탄을 자아낸다.
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1986 UNESCO world cultural heritage established by the Great Zimbabwe is a place created between the myths of the ancient ruins against the winds of the plateau height of 1400 meters above sea level. The home of the indigenous Shona of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe is a country names also known as Shona language, the stone house. Name of Great Zimbabwe is the name given when the Zimbabwe Independent States in 1980. The highlight of the Great Zimbabwe is right for the retaining wall. Daeong wall rocks thereby completing the stacking of 900,000 without the use of adhesives. Great Zimbabwe is clear that Aboriginal people had built, archaeologists announced gold mining town found in King Solomon's legendary kingdom ohpil because prejudice against blacks. This contains a number of ghouls are flocking en masse had made the sites in ruins. The splendor and the great monuments of ancient history in South Africa, the continent 'Great Zimbabwe' is the pride of the people here. This is the place where life originated by our ancestors. Is where you have to visit at least once a Zimbabwean man? Yes, we will have to visit to learn about our history and pride in this land. Not for the central retaining wall The height of 9.8 meters, symbolizing the throne, there was a cone-shaped tower with a thickness of 5,2 m, was where the grain was stored. In addition to the side conical tower it is connected to a secret passage that can carry one people person walk. Construction of raised dots stacked rocks produces building self admiration.
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■클립명: 아프리카059-짐바브웨01-09 그레이트 짐바브웨 유적/Great Zimbabwe National Monument/UNESCO/Watchtower/Great Enclosure/Chief's House
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■촬영일자: 2011년 8월 August
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Great Zimbabwe National Monument (UNESCO/NHK)
The ruins of Great Zimbabwe -- the capital of the Queen of Sheba, according to an age-old legend -- are a unique testimony to the Bantu civilization of the Shona between the 11th and 15th centuries. The city, which covers an area of nearly 80 ha, was an important trading centre and was renowned from the Middle Ages onwards.
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A brief clip of a view of Lake Kyle in Masving, Zimbabwe. This lake is located in the town that hosts the beautiful Great Zimbabwe Ruins
Lost Ancient Civilization of Great Zimbabwe | HistoryChannel Documentary
UNEARTH Great Zimbabwe | Center of Black Culture | Queen of Sheba | Documentary English subtitles .
Great Zimbabwe is a ruined city in the southeastern hills of Zimbabwe near Lake Mutirikwe and the town of Masvingo home of a lost ancient civilization.
The ruins of Great Zimbabwe � the capital of the Queen of Sheba, according to an age-old legend � are a unique testimony to the Bantu civilization of the Shona .
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