Snakes & Crocodiles

Power and Symbolism in Ancient Zimbabwe

• Author(s): Thomas N. Huffman,
• Publisher: Witwatersrand University Press
• Pages: 228
• ISBN_10: 186814254X
  ISBN_13: 9781868142545
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / Africa / General ,

Description:... Using both contemporary and medieval ethnographic data, Huffman explains the layouts of the sites in the Zimbabwe ruins, the structuring of specific units and the symbolism built into individual walls. He uses his archaeological data to show how certain tribal customs have changed.