M-Destinations.blogspot.com - The ruins of Zimbabwe are the ruins of a city dating from the 11th century around the Lake Mutirikwe and the city of Masvingo. The giant beams scattered in all directions. Various forms of fantasy as a result of carving natural through wind and rain, heat and cold. According to legend, an area of 722 acres it is the place to play the Giants. Zimbabwe's own name is a name that comes from the Shona tribe-tribe who double-majored in kota0yag means "stone house".
The city dating from the end of the iron age houses 18 thousand inhabitants. Built by the Gokomere culture which is the ancestor of the modern Shona tribe in Zimbabwe. Some say the town was built by the ancestors of the tribe, or working with Venda Gokomere.
The great Zimbabwe area survives from the 4th century. Between the 4th century and 7th, or Ziwa Gokomere plant community of the Valley, opened the mine and worked on iron materials. But they did not build the structure of the stone. Based on excavations of archaeologists, this area is derived from the earlier iron age. The ruins of Great Zimbabwe is the largest and oldest structure next to Africa, as well as the second oldest after Mapungubwe South Africa.
This site is divided into three areas. The first is the area of the Kingdom that sits on a hill. Second, in a part of the Valley is the place to stay. The third is called the big Fence. The building consists of a giant granite beams circular line up with high reach 36 feet or about 11 meters, stretches around 250 meters, making it the ancestor of most of the buildings in the South of the Sahara desert.
The function of the buildings is still in debate. There are three theories regarding the Division of the group. Some say the complex represents the work of successive Kings. New rule-makers to find a new place to live. They are fixed on the power moved from the Hill in the 12th century to the Big Fence, then to the top of the waste, and the valley bottom at the 16th century.
But sticking with his opinion, that these complexes have different functions. Hill area as the temple, the Valley to the citizens, a large fence to the King. However, the area age test does not support the interpellation. Some experts argue the area is where the astronomical observations, though this opinion also opposition.
Important artifacts were taken from the site are eight Zimbabwe birds sculpture. Statues measuring the size of a human body was chiseled on soapstone above monoliths. It also found sculptures, broken crockery, iron gongs, ivory, iron, copper, iron hoe, early Bronze, gold beads, bracelets, necklaces, and scabbard.