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Located in the valley, at the foot of the hill, this set consists of a 100 m diameter compound and 243 m circumference, the walls of which can reach 11 m height and 6 m thick. Great enclosure of sub-Saharan Africa, Great Enclosure, just like Hill Complex, was a royal palace whose function was not protective but ostentatious, it was to spread its wealth and power! He was probably served by the kingdom of the kingdom, as well as their children: Beads, bracelets, necklaces and even gold earrings were found during excavations. Built a century and a half after the hill complex, Great Enclosure represents the apogee of rozvi sculpture: if the walls, as in the other ensembles, have been constructed with cleverly woven stones, they appear more often decorated with chevron motifs and mainly a conical high tower, which appears as the most complete construction of Rozvi masonry. This tower, flanked by a similar conical building but much less imposing, is 10 m high and can be joined by a narrow corridor of 70 m in length. Since the discovery of the city, it has raised questions of researchers, who have not yet managed to agree on its exact origin and use: some see it as a phonic representation symbolizing fertility; others believe that it was used as a altar during the initiatic or religious ceremonies (at the top of the tower, a stone platform covered with charcoal and bone bones was found); Some still see it as a huge grain attic… if none of these theories has yet been verified, the design (O quel romantic) that the tower would have sheltered the royal treasure of Rozvi dynasties was categorically denied by some archeologists of dreams…

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C'est LE site archéologique de l'Afrique sur-saharienne. Et le Great enclosure en est l'emblème avec ses murailles épaisses et sa fameuse tour cylindrique dont on retrouve la photo dans tous les reportages consacrés au Zimbabwe. La beauté des formes graphiques est telle que même sans soleil les photos sont réussies. Il est d'ailleurs plus important de bénéficier du soleil sur Hill complex à cause des magnifiques rochers naturels qu'on y trouve enchâssés dans les murs de pierres.
Bref comme dirait un guide vert: vaut le voyage (si on apprécie les sites archéologiques bien sûr). Et opour les amateurs n'oubliez pas l'autre site classé par l'Unesco, Khami près de Bulawayo.

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