Sacred Great Zimbabwe Ridge North — Great Zimbabwe (57-08)
Neolithic (regional)·Neolithic·🇿🇼 Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
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About Sacred Great Zimbabwe Ridge North — Great Zimbabwe (57-08)
Sacred Great Zimbabwe Ridge North — Great Zimbabwe (57-08) at Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe is a Neolithic (regional) ancient city of the Neolithic tradition, built c. 3000 BCE for ridge 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 mattersSacred Great Zimbabwe Ridge North — Great Zimbabwe (57-08) at Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe is a Neolithic (regional) ancient city of the Neolithic tradition, built
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. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic (regional)
- Culture
- Neolithic
- Purpose
- Ridge and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Sacred Great Zimbabwe Ridge North — Great Zimbabwe (57-08)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Sacred Great Zimbabwe Ridge North — Great Zimbabwe (57-08)
On the ground
Structures & features
19.4860° S · 31.5233° E · 389 m · 4 mapped features
- Sacred Great Zimbabwe Ridge North — Great Zimbabwe (57-08) Main Ancient-City FeaturestructurePrimary ancient-city feature at Sacred Great Zimbabwe Ridge North — Great Zimbabwe (57-08) – central ridge and associated settlement element with stratified deposits19.4860° S · 31.5233° E
- Sacred Great Zimbabwe Ridge North — Great Zimbabwe (57-08) Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Sacred Great Zimbabwe Ridge North — Great Zimbabwe (57-08) defining settlement or ritual space19.4861° S · 31.5234° E
- Sacred Great Zimbabwe Ridge North — Great Zimbabwe (57-08) Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Sacred Great Zimbabwe Ridge North — Great Zimbabwe (57-08) ceremonial landscape19.4859° S · 31.5232° E
- Sacred Great Zimbabwe Ridge North — Great Zimbabwe (57-08) Reservoir CisternhydraulicRock-cut cistern/reservoir for water management19.4862° S · 31.5232° E