One interpretation of this city's regions considers its Hill Complex to be a temple, while another believes that it was this city's first center of power before the ruling class moved to the Great Enclosure and later to the Upper and Lower Valleys.
One interpretation of this city's regions considers its Hill Complex to be a temple, while another believes that it was this city's first center of power before the ruling class moved to the Great Enclosure and later to the Upper and Lower Valleys. One archaeologist who has studied this city is Robert Gayre, who attributes its construction to a group claiming Jewish descent, the Lemba. Most archaeologists believe, however, that this city was inhabited by the Gokomere, who spoke a (*) Shona language, the Gokomere. A soapstone carving of the type found in this city appears on the flag of the country where this city is located, and ? Ian Smith's government suppressed discovery of this city's construction by Africans. For 10 points, name this abandoned city, the namesake of a country with capital at Harare.
One interpretation of this city's regions considers its Hill Complex to be a temple, while another believes that it was this city's first center of power before the ruling class moved to the Great Enclosure and later to the Upper and Lower Valleys.
Great Zimbabwe (prompt on "Zimbabwe")