Great Zimbabwe: Reclaiming a ‘Confiscated’ Past (Routledge Studies in African Archaeology and Cultural Heritage) - Softcover

Chirikure, Shadreck

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0367638975 ISBN 13: 9780367638979

Publisher: Routledge, 2022

Synopsis

Conditioned by local ways of knowing and doing, Great Zimbabwe develops a new interpretation of the famous World Heritage site of Great Zimbabwe.

It combines archaeological knowledge, including recent material from the author’s excavations, with native concepts and philosophies. Working from a large data set has made it possible, for the first time, to develop an archaeology of Great Zimbabwe that is informed by finds and observations from the entire site and wider landscape. In so doing, the book strongly contributes towards decolonising African and world archaeology. Written in an accessible manner, the book is aimed at undergraduate students, graduate students, and practicing archaeologists both in Africa and across the globe.

The book will also make contributions to the broader field such as African Studies, African History, and World Archaeology through its emphasis on developing synergies between local ways of knowing and the archaeology.

About this title

About the Author

Shadreck Chirikure is a Professor of Archaeology and Director of the Archaeological Materials Laboratory, Department of Archaeology, University of Cape Town and British Academy Global Professor, School of Archaeology, University of Oxford.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367638975
• ISBN 13: 9780367638979
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 338