Archaeological collections as a prime research asset: objects and Great Zimbabwe's past

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dc.contributor.advisorChirikure, Shadrecken_ZA
dc.contributor.authorChiripanhura, Paulineen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-07T09:16:27Z
dc.date.available2018-05-07T09:16:27Z
dc.date.issued2018en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis thesis sought to explore the lifeways of second-millennium AD inhabitants of Great Zimbabwe through the analyses of material objects housed in museums. Great Zimbabwe comprises walled stone enclosures and non-walled settlements covering approximately 720ha. A number of data acquisition techniques, such as desktop survey, analyses of museum collections, supplementary field survey and excavations, were employed to collect relevant datasets to address the research questions. The sampling strategy adapted for this research enabled the study of material objects from different components making up Great Zimbabwe. The main conclusions drawn from this study are as follows: (i) Within varying temporal scales, the nature and distribution of local and imported objects are largely similar across the site; (ii) chronologically and typologically speaking, there is evidence that different parts of the site were occupied and abandoned at different times; and (iii) based on the similarities in material objects and associated production debris and infrastructure, it is likely that different components were self-sufficient units. This study has underscored the significance of existing collections in developing new interpretations of Great Zimbabwe's past lifeways, thereby motivating for the need for similar work to understand the hundreds of similar settlements scattered across southern Africa.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationChiripanhura, P. (2018). <i>Archaeological collections as a prime research asset: objects and Great Zimbabwe's past</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Archaeology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27947en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationChiripanhura, Pauline. <i>"Archaeological collections as a prime research asset: objects and Great Zimbabwe's past."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Archaeology, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27947en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationChiripanhura, P. 2018. Archaeological collections as a prime research asset: objects and Great Zimbabwe's past. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Chiripanhura, Pauline AB - This thesis sought to explore the lifeways of second-millennium AD inhabitants of Great Zimbabwe through the analyses of material objects housed in museums. Great Zimbabwe comprises walled stone enclosures and non-walled settlements covering approximately 720ha. A number of data acquisition techniques, such as desktop survey, analyses of museum collections, supplementary field survey and excavations, were employed to collect relevant datasets to address the research questions. The sampling strategy adapted for this research enabled the study of material objects from different components making up Great Zimbabwe. The main conclusions drawn from this study are as follows: (i) Within varying temporal scales, the nature and distribution of local and imported objects are largely similar across the site; (ii) chronologically and typologically speaking, there is evidence that different parts of the site were occupied and abandoned at different times; and (iii) based on the similarities in material objects and associated production debris and infrastructure, it is likely that different components were self-sufficient units. This study has underscored the significance of existing collections in developing new interpretations of Great Zimbabwe's past lifeways, thereby motivating for the need for similar work to understand the hundreds of similar settlements scattered across southern Africa. DA - 2018 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2018 T1 - Archaeological collections as a prime research asset: objects and Great Zimbabwe's past TI - Archaeological collections as a prime research asset: objects and Great Zimbabwe's past UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27947 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/27947
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationChiripanhura P. Archaeological collections as a prime research asset: objects and Great Zimbabwe's past. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Archaeology, 2018 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27947en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Archaeologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherArchaeologyen_ZA
dc.subject.otherGreat Zimbabween_ZA
dc.subject.otherpast lifewaysen_ZA
dc.subject.othermaterial objectsen_ZA
dc.titleArchaeological collections as a prime research asset: objects and Great Zimbabwe's pasten_ZA
dc.typeDoctoral Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelDoctoral
dc.type.qualificationnamePhDen_ZA
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