METHUEN & CO.
36 ESSEX STREET W.C.
LONDON
First Published in 1905
CONTENTS
| [Dedication] | Page xiii |
| [Preface] | xv |
| [Introduction], by Professor A. H. Keane, ll.d., f.r.g.s. | xxxi |
| Arrival at Great Zimbabwe—First Impressions—View from Acropolis Hill | 1 |
| Mystic Zimbabwe—Sunday Morning and Midnight in an Ancient Temple—Sunset on the Acropolis | 12 |
| A day at Havilah Camp, Zimbabwe | 31 |
| Zimbabwe District—Chipo-popo Falls—Frond Glen—Lumbo Rocks—“Morgenster” Mission—Wuwulu—Mojejèje, or Mystic Bar—Suku Dingle—Bingura’s Kraal—Motumi’s Kraal—Chipfuko Hill—Chipadzi’s Kraal | 51 |
| Zimbabwe Natives—Natives and the Ruins—Natives (general) | 80 |
| Relics and Finds, Great Zimbabwe, 1902–4 | 102 |
| Notes on Ancient Architecture at Zimbabwe—Introduction—Durability of Walls—Dilapidations—Makalanga Walls—Remains of Native Huts found in Ruins—Passages—Entrances and Buttresses | 135 |
| Notes on Ancient Architecture at Zimbabwe (continued)—Drains—Battering of Walls—Soapstone Monoliths and Beams—Granite and Slate Beams—Cement—Dadoes—Built-up crevices—Holes in Walls other than Drains—Blind Steps—Platforms—Ancient Walls at a Distance from Main Walls—Caves and Rock Holes | 168 |
| The Elliptical Temple—Plan—Construction, Measurements—Summit and Foundations of Main Wall—Chevron Pattern—Ground Surface of Exterior | 193 |
| The Elliptical Temple (continued)—Main Entrances | 216 |
| The Elliptical Temple (continued)—Enclosures Nos. 1 to 7 | 225 |
| The Elliptical Temple (continued)—Sacred Enclosure—Conical Tower—Small Tower—Parallel passage | 237 |
| The Elliptical Temple (continued)—The Platform—Enclosures Nos. 9 to 15—Central Area—Platform Area—Inner Parallel Passage—South Passage—West Passage—North-East Passage—Outer Parallel Passage | 251 |
| Acropolis Ruins—South-East Ancient Ascent—Lower Parapet—Rock Passage—Upper Parapet—Western Enclosure | 276 |
| Acropolis Ruins (continued)—The Western Temple | 297 |
| Acropolis Ruins (continued)—Platform Enclosure—Cleft Rock Enclosure—The Platform—Balcony Wall—Little Enclosure—Winding Stairs—Upper Passage—East Passage—Buttress Passage—South Enclosures A, B, and C—South Cave—South Passage—Central Passage | 310 |
| Acropolis Ruins (continued)—Eastern Temple—Ancient Balcony—Balcony Enclosure—Balcony Cave—“Gold Furnace” Enclosure—Pattern Passage—Recess Enclosure—North Plateau—North Parapet | 323 |
| Acropolis Ruins (continued)—North-West Ancient Ascent—Watergate Ruins—Terraced Enclosures on North-West Face of Zimbabwe Hill—South Terrace—Ruins on South Face of Zimbabwe Hill—Outspan Ruins | 344 |
| “The Valley of Ruins”—Posselt, Philips, Maund, Renders, Mauch Ruins, and South-East Ruins | 363 |
| “The Valley of Ruins” (continued)—No. 1 Ruins—Ridge Ruins—Camp Ruins Nos. 1 and 2 | 398 |
| Ruins near Zimbabwe—East Ruins—Other Ruins within the Zimbabwe Ruins’ Area | 420 |
| [Notes and Addenda] | 433 |
| [Index] | 451 |