Overview

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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Author:   Tendai Treddah Musindo
Publisher:   BAR Publishing
Imprint:   BAR Publishing
Weight:   0.542kg
ISBN:  

9781407353975

ISBN 10:   1407353977
Pages:   136
Publication Date:   30 September 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction and Background to the Study 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Great Zimbabwe: Environmental and Historical Context 1.2.1 Great Zimbabwe - Site Description 1.2.2 Great Zimbabwe Layout 1.2.3 River Systems 1.2.4 Great Zimbabwe Geology and Underground Water 1.2.5 The Climate of Great Zimbabwe 1.2.6 Vegetation 1.2.7 Land-Use 1.3 Research Aims and Objectives 1.4 Research Problem 1.5 Organisation of the Book 2. Literature Review 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Historiography of Research at Great Zimbabwe 2.2.1 Research on the Development and Demise of Great Zimbabwe 2.2.2 The Use of Space at Great Zimbabwe 2.2.3 Chronology 2.2.4 Great Zimbabwe's Material Culture 2.2.5 Great Zimbabwe as a Landscape 2.2.6 Custodianship of Great Zimbabwe as a Heritage Site 2.2.7 The Multi-disciplinary Approach 2.3 Water and Ancient Cities: An Overview 2.3.1 Water Management 2.4 Water at Great Zimbabwe 2.5 Conclusion 3. Theory and Methods 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Landscape Archaeology: An Overview 3.3 Development of GIS Use in Archaeology 3.3.1 GIS Applications in Zimbabwean Archaeology 3.4 Methods: Data Acquisition 3.4.1 Archival Research 3.4.2 Ethnographic Enquiry 3.4.3 Archaeological Survey 3.4.4 Digital Elevation Model 3.5 Data Analysis Methods 3.5.1 DEM Conditioning 3.5.2 Hydrological modelling 3.5.3 Cost Surface Analysis 3.5.4 Catchment Analysis 3.6 Conclusion 4. Ethnography, Landscape, Water and Great Zimbabwe 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Water at Great Zimbabwe in Historical Accounts, 1890-Present 4.2.1 Ethnography of the Chisikana Spring 4.3 Landscape History in Memory 4.4 Demography and Water Consumption in and around Great Zimbabwe 4.4.1 Nemanwa Growth Point, Great Zimbabwe Hotel and Great Zimbabwe Monument 4.4.2 Morgenster Mission 4.4.3 Communal Areas 4.5 Water Management Systems 4.5.1 Management of Drinking Water 4.5.2 Management of Water for Domestic Animals 4.5.3 Water for Irrigation 4.6 Conclusion 5. Hydrology of Great Zimbabwe and its Archaeological Implications 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Hydrology Components 5.2.1 Precipitation 5.2. 2 Vegetation 5.2.3 Groundwater at Great Zimbabwe 5.3 Great Zimbabwe Watershed Hydrology and Catchment Response: Modelling Rainfall Runoff 5.3.1 Stream Flow Characterisation and Statistics 5.3.2 Delineation of Watersheds at Great Zimbabwe 5.3.3 Channel Networks and the Archaeology 5.4 Topographic Wetness Index 5.5 Conclusion 6. Simulation of Cultural Processes at Great Zimbabwe 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Conceptual and Methodological Approaches 6.3 Catchment Areas for Known and Potential Water Sources at Great Zimbabwe 6.3.1 Springs Catchments by Thiesen (Voronoi) Polygons 6.3.2 Landscape Resistance to Movement to and from Water Sources around Great Zimbabwe 6.3.3 Chisikana Spring 6.3.4 Wayside Spring 6.3.5 Machakawa Spring 6.4 Determining Water Supply Routes at Great Zimbabwe 6.4.1 Hill Complex - Least Cost Paths Supply of Water 6.4.2 Great Enclosure 6.4.4 Valley Ruins 6.5 Water Transportation Routes and Implications on the Human Use of Space at the Ancient City 6.6 Conclusion 7. Discussion and Conclusions 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Water Availability 7.3 Water Management at Great Zimbabwe 7.4 Water Resources and Demography at Great Zimbabwe 7.5 GIS Tools and Great Zimbabwe's Water 7.6 Limitations 7.7 Conclusion References

Reviews

'This is a well-conceived and executed study of real originality for the region of Great Zimbabwe. . The two most original contributions are the research on all aspects of water as it relates to the Great Zimbabwe landscape, both historical and ethnographic; and the GIS analysis of the area, which tackles the potential availability and cultural management of water in the context of the period of the settlement's occupation. It's a welcome contribution to understanding the day-to-day management of water by the settlement's occupants, and sheds some light on the possibility of social and cultural control over such a crucial resource.' Prof. Adria LaViolette, University of Virginia

'This is a well-conceived and executed study of real originality for the region of Great Zimbabwe. . The two most original contributions are the research on all aspects of water as it relates to the Great Zimbabwe landscape, both historical and ethnographic; and the GIS analysis of the area, which tackles the potential availability and cultural management of water in the context of the period of the settlement's occupation.  It's a welcome contribution to understanding the day-to-day management of water by the settlement's occupants, and sheds some light on the possibility of social and cultural control over such a crucial resource.' Prof. Adria LaViolette, University of Virginia    

'This is a well-conceived and executed study of real originality for the region of Great Zimbabwe. . The two most original contributions are the research on all aspects of water as it relates to the Great Zimbabwe landscape, both historical and ethnographic; and the GIS analysis of the area, which tackles the potential availability and cultural management of water in the context of the period of the settlement's occupation. It's a welcome contribution to understanding the day-to-day management of water by the settlement's occupants, and sheds some light on the possibility of social and cultural control over such a crucial resource.' Prof. Adria LaViolette, University of Virginia

Author Information

Tendai Treddah Musindo is an Archaeology lecturer at Great Zimbabwe University, Zimbabwe. She is a holder of a DPhil in Archaeology (University of Pretoria), MSc GIS and Spatial Analysis in Archaeology (UCL), BA Honours degree in Archaeology and a BA General degree (University of Zimbabwe). She is a former Curator of Archaeology at the Great Zimbabwe World Heritage site. Her interests include spatial studies in archaeology and heritage management and the centrality of water at archaeological settlements.

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