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posted on 2024-07-11, 10:07 authored by Munyaradzi Elton SagiyaMunyaradzi Elton Sagiya
Stonemasons under the supervision of archaeologists and a monument surveyor, are systematically dismantling the southern section of the conical tower as part of the restoration process

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Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

P01

Rights owner

Munyaradzi Elton Sagiya

Cultural group

Shona

Participants

Munyaradzi Mapfuwa, William Mudawose

Country

Zimbabwe

Place

Great Zimbabwe National Monument and World Heritage Site , Masvingo

Item/object

Fieldwork

Cultural context/event

Material culture documentation

Location

Enclosure

Intent

Ancient settlement

Date of creation

2022-10-15

Unique ID

2020SG08-P01-0165

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    Systematic dismantling

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    CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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