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Modelling Water Use at Great Zimbabwe: An ethnohistoric, ethnoarchaeological, and GIS landscape analysis at an ancient African city
Tendai Treddah Musindo
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This book combines GIS aided landscape analysis with an examination of both historical and ethnoarchaeological data to provide new insights on the link between water sources and the built environment at Great Zimbabwe. The book interrogates the centrality of water in shaping spatial and social processes at an ancient capital. In addition, the author examines the different methods used by the residents of Great Zimbabwe to manage water sources and to transport water from sources to the domestic area and the implications of such methods to the use of space. It also examines the ways in which water sources influenced social formation and use of space at the ancient city of Great Zimbabwe.The author has managed to expertly strike a balance between deploying GIS tools and historical and ethnoarchaeological data to model the effect of water on the spatial and social processes at Great Zimbabwe.
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Front Cover
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Title Page
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Copyright
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AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGY
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Titles in the Series
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Dedication
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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List of Figures
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List of Abbreviations
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Preface
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Acknowledgements
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1. Introduction and Background to the Study
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2. Literature Review
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3. Theory and Methods
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4. Ethnography, Landscape, Water and Great Zimbabwe
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5. Hydrology of Great Zimbabwe and its Archaeological Implications
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6. Simulation of Cultural Processes at Great Zimbabwe
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7. Discussion and Conclusions
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References
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Published: 2019
Publisher: BAR Publishing
- 9781407355993 (ebook)
- 9781407353975 (paperback)
BAR Number: S2952