کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1035138 943701 2009 18 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Mapungubwe and Great Zimbabwe: The origin and spread of social complexity in southern Africa
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی علوم انسانی و هنر تاریخ
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Mapungubwe and Great Zimbabwe: The origin and spread of social complexity in southern Africa
چکیده انگلیسی

Stratified societies in southern Africa first developed in the Shashe–Limpopo Basin. As is well known, rank-based society at K2 developed into class distinction at Mapungubwe. The transfer of this new social organisation to Great Zimbabwe has received less attention. New research on rainmaking practices suggests that a Mapungubwe dynasty introduced class structures at Great Zimbabwe. Poor climatic conditions at the end of the 13th century undermined sacred leaders at Mapungubwe itself, and while vulnerable, the elite at Great Zimbabwe took over the important gold and ivory trade. Among other things, the new elite used the unique Zimbabwe birdstones to establish their legitimacy.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Anthropological Archaeology - Volume 28, Issue 1, March 2009, Pages 37–54
نویسندگان
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