Inner Great Zimbabwe Enclosure Outer — Great Zimbabwe (57-14)
Bronze Age (regional)·Bronze Age·🇿🇼 Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
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About Inner Great Zimbabwe Enclosure Outer — Great Zimbabwe (57-14)
Inner Great Zimbabwe Enclosure Outer — Great Zimbabwe (57-14) at Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe is a Bronze Age (regional) ancient city of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 2500 BCE for enclosure and associated settlement. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersInner Great Zimbabwe Enclosure Outer — Great Zimbabwe (57-14) at Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe is a Bronze Age (regional) ancient city of the Bronze Age tradition, b
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 2500 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (regional)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Enclosure and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Inner Great Zimbabwe Enclosure Outer — Great Zimbabwe (57-14)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Inner Great Zimbabwe Enclosure Outer — Great Zimbabwe (57-14)
On the ground
Structures & features
20.4744° S · 31.2955° E · 125 m · 3 mapped features
Inner Great Zimbabwe Enclosure Outer — Great Zimbabwe (57-14) Main Ancient-City Feature
structurePrimary ancient-city feature at Inner Great Zimbabwe Enclosure Outer — Great Zimbabwe (57-14) – central enclosure and associated settlement element with stratified deposits
20.4743° S · 31.2955° EInner Great Zimbabwe Enclosure Outer — Great Zimbabwe (57-14) Secondary Enclosure
enclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Inner Great Zimbabwe Enclosure Outer — Great Zimbabwe (57-14) defining settlement or ritual space
20.4744° S · 31.2956° EInner Great Zimbabwe Enclosure Outer — Great Zimbabwe (57-14) Outlier Rock Art Panel
rock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Inner Great Zimbabwe Enclosure Outer — Great Zimbabwe (57-14) ceremonial landscape
20.4742° S · 31.2954° E