INDEX
Reading edition
Abolosi. See Barosie
Acropolis Ruins—
Situation, 3
First impressions of, 5
View from, 6–11
Sunset on, 24–30
Description of, 276–362
S.E. ascent, 276–294
Lower Parapet, 282–286
Rock Passage, 286–288
Higher Parapet, 288–290
Original heights of walls, 290, 291
Ascent from coast route, 291, 292
Possible ancient scenes on ascent, 293, 294
Dentelle Pattern on ascent, 285, 289
Western Enclosure, 294–296
Western Temple, xxviii, xxix, 297–309
North Wall, 298, 299
West Wall, 299, 300
Monoliths and Conical Towers, 300, 302
Architecture and construction of West Wall, 302, 303
South Wall, 303, 304
East side of Western Temple, 304
Centre of arc of West Wall, 304–307
Covered Passage, 307
Platform Cave, 307, 308
Stairs to Platform, 308
Parallel Passage, 308
Internal walls, xxix, 308, 309
Sections of floors, xxviii, xxix, 309
Platform Enclosure, 310–312
Cleft Rock Enclosure, 312, 313
The Platform, 313–315, 441, 442
Balcony Wall, 315
Little Enclosure, 315, 316
The Winding Stairs, 316
Upper Passage, 316
East Passage, 316
Buttress Passage, 317, 318
South Enclosure A, 318
South Cave, 319, 320
South Passage, 320
South Enclosure B, 320, 321
South Enclosure C, 321
Central Passage, 321
Eastern Temple, 323–335
Section of Eastern Temple, 324
Plan of Eastern Temple, 326
Dentelle Pattern at Eastern Temple, 328
Bent’s “altar” at Eastern Temple, 333
The Ancient Balcony, 335, 336
Gold Furnace Enclosure, 337, 338
Balcony Cave, 337
Balcony Enclosure, 336
Upper Gold Furnace Enclosure, 338
Pattern Passage, 338, 339
Step Pattern, 339
Recess Enclosure, 340, 341
North Plateau, 341, 342
North Parapet, 342, 343
N.W. ascent, 344–349
Water Gate Ruins, 349–353
Terraced Enclosures on N.W. face of hill, 353–357
South Terrace, 357, 358
Outspan Ruins, 279, 358–362
Aden (Eudaemon), 67
Almaquah (Venus or Ashtaroth), Sabæan Divinity, 108, 194
Amangwa Tribe, 53, 57, 59, 84, 85, 91
Ancient Architecture at Zimbabwe, 135–192
Sabæans (Himyarites) as builders, xxxii, xxxvii (note), 136, 193, 194
Degree of durability of walls, 138
Dilapidations, 139–148
Makalanga walls within ruins, xxix, 149–152, 312, 336, 373
Some other walls not ancient, xxvii, xxix, 152
Makalanga huts within ruins, xx, xxix, 149–156, 365, 368, 373, 413
Passages, 156–162
Entrances and buttresses, 162–166
Dilapidations to entrances and buttresses, 166, 167
Drains, 168–172
Battering of walls, 172–174
Monoliths, 174–176
Soapstone monoliths, 176–178
Number of monoliths still more or less erect, 178–180
Slate and granite beams, 180, 181
Cement dadoes, 181–182, 240, 372, 375, 383
Built-up crevices, 182, 183
Holes in wall other than drains, 183, 184, 423
Blind steps and platforms, 184, 185, 236, 240, 254, 261, 385
Ancient walls at a distance from any main ruins are of less superior construction, 185–187
Cement, 187–189
Ancients and caves and rock holes (see Caves), 189–192
Recesses, 340, 341, 379
“Sentry-boxes,” 374, 430
Ancient clothing, surmise as to, 293
Ancient output of gold, 292
Ancient relics discovered at Zimbabwe, 102–135
Inventory of, 142, 148
Ancient road, Zimbabwe and Sofala, Taunton, 63, 74
Arab “finds” at Zimbabwe—
Box, 116
Lamp chain, 116
Lamp-stand, 118
Iron keys, 122
Calcedony beads, 126
Glass, 128
Pottery, 131, 436
Arab gold and ivory traders, 67
Arab trading station at Zimbabwe, 132–134
Area of Zimbabwe Ruins, xv-xvii
Arowi Kopje, 11, 66, 69, 95
Ashtaroth. See Almaquah
Bailey, Thomas, grave of, 19
Baranzimba’s kraal, 10, 16, 52
His old kraal, 52, 57
The headman, 41, 88
Barbosa, Duarte (1514), on the Makalanga, 123, 132, 133
Barotse (Barosie, Marosie, Varosie, Abolosi)—
Derivation and origin of, 81, 82
Excellent stone-builders, 82, 85
Jerri’s people Barotse, 82
Head kraal at Zimbabwe, 8, 83, 424
Resided in the ruins, 83
Resided on Bentberg, 153
Totem of race, 91
Totem of tribe, 91–92
Pottery, 129
Kraal of Motumi, 58
Baduma Tribe, 91, 94
Beads, 126
Gold, 113
Calcedony, 126
Porcelain, 132
Glass, 132
Ivory and bone, 126
Unknown to natives, 306
Bent, F.R.G.S., Theodore, xv, xvii, xxix, 3, 8, 18, 35, 39, 55, 64, 106, 108, 109, 111, 112, 125, 135, 151, 161, 171, 193, 195, 198, 208, 209, 218, 221, 222, 223, 226, 234, 242, 244, 245, 265, 272, 273, 295, 296, 304, 306, 327, 338
Bentberg Hill (Matusa), 7, 8, 9, 137
Ruins on, 424
Benzi, nickname of the present Mogabe, 42
Beroma Range, 11, 31, 49, 51, 63
Beroma Ruins, 68, 69
Besa Mountains, 10
Bethûl, “dwelling-place of God” of Phœnicians, 15
Bingura, Amangwa chief, 57
Bingura’s kraal, 9, 17, 57, 58, 84
Bingura’s Path, 56, 59, 137
Bingura’s Path Ruins, 425
Brass articles, bangles and wire, 123, 124
Brass bartered for by Makalanga (1514), 123
“Breasts, Queen of Sheba’s,” on Beroma Range, Zimbabwe. See Marsgi and Sueba
British South Africa Company, 2, 3, 279
Bryce, Professor, on Makalanga stone buildings, 151
Budge, Dr. (British Museum), opinion on Arabian glass, 128
On “finds” in later ruins, xv, xv, xxvi
Bungu, Makalanga Headman, 55
Burial-places of ancients, searches for, xvii-xviii
Bushman paintings absent from Zimbabwe district, 192
Byblos, Temple of, in Phœnicia, compared with Great Zimbabwe, xxxix, 245
Camp Ruins Nos. 1 and 2, 414–419
Calcedony beads, 126
Prof. Flinders Petrie’s opinion on, 126
Caves, 189–192
At Wuwuli, 55
Chibfuko, 59
Chicagomboni, 61
Mapaku, 63, 70
Majerri, 73
Nini, 86
South Cave, 319, 320
Balcony Cave, 337
Chamananga (Middle Kopje), 56
Chenga, Makalanga headman, derivation and position, 11, 17, 31, 41, 57
Chenga Ruins, 66, 67, 426, 427
Chenga and MaDavid’s Path Ruins, 428
Cherimbila, Makalanga chief, 10
Renders died at kraal, 62
Stone buildings at kraal, 152
Chevron pattern at—
Majerri Ruins, 73
Elliptical Temple, 147, 211–213
Chibfuko Hill, 10
Caves at, 59
Chicagomboni Hill, 61
Chickwanda’s kraal, 95
Chinaka’s kraal, 72
China, Nankin, 130
Arabian, 131
Sketch of, with Arabic lettering, 131, 436
Chinongu’s kraal, 11
Chipadzi’s kraal, 52, 59, 60, 61
Chipfuno (late Mogabe), 42, 55
Chipo-popo Falls, 51
Comoro Islands, peopled by Jews under Solomon, xxxvii
Condor, Colonel, Syro-Arabian archæologist, 4
Conical towers at—
Elliptical Temple, 240–246
Traces on walls, 208
Western Temple, 297, 300–302
Outspan Ruins, 361
Philips Ruins, 380, 381
Posselt Ruins, 372
Byblos, xxxix, 245
Copper articles, 115–116
Sheathing, 115
Spearheads, 115, 116
Wire, 116
Cakes and slag, 116
Ore, 116
Cupolas, 116
Chain, 116
Box, bangles, finger-rings, 116
Coral, finds of, 134
Cotopaxi Mountain, 10
Cowrie shells, finds of, 133
De Barros (1552) mentions Zimbabwe, xxvi, 132
Delitzsch, F., on the signs of the Babylonian Zodiac, xxxviii
Dentelle pattern on—
Conical Tower, 243
S.E. ascent, 285, 289
Platform of Western Temple, 314
Eastern Temple, 325, 328
Derembghe’s kraal, 95
Doro (Dorah), native beer, 16, 18, 45, 46
Drew, Mr. Alfred, Native Commissioner, Victoria district, 2, 59, 81, 82, 85, 86, 152, 156
East Kopje (Mazanda), 64
East Ruins, 420–423
Edwards, M.E., the late Telford, on the ancient mines of Rhodesia, xxvii;
on the terraced slopes of Inyanga, xxxiv
Elliptical Temple, 3
First impressions of, 4
Sunday morning in, 13–16
Midnight in, 16–24
Goldsmith’s shop in, 256
Formation rock under, 449, 450
Plan, xxiii, 193–197
Construction of, 197–199
Measurement of main wall, 199–204
Summit of main wall, xxiii, 205–210
Foundations of, 210–211
Probable ages of walls of, xxiii
Chevron pattern, 211–213
Ground surface of exterior of, 213–215, 449, 450
N.W. entrance, 216–218
Plan of, 217
North entrance, xx, 218–222
Plan of, 219
West entrance, 222–224
Enclosure Nos. 1–7, xxii, 7, 225–236
Sacred Enclosure, 237–240
Conical Tower, 240–244
Small Tower, 244
Bent on import of, 244, 245
Dr. Schlichter, do., 245, 246
Parallel Passage, xx, 246–250
The Platform, 251, 252
No. 9 Enclosure, xxii, 253, 254
〃 10 〃 xxii, 254, 256
〃 11 〃 257–260
〃 12 〃 260, 261
〃 13 〃 261, 262
〃 14 〃 262, 263
〃 15 〃 263, 264
Central Area, xxii, 264, 265
Platform Area, xxi, xxii, 265–267
Cement platform, 267
Inner Parallel Passage, 267–269
South Passage, 269–271
West Passage, 272, 273
N.E. Passage, 273, 274
Outer Parallel Passage, 274, 275
Eudaemon (Aden), 67
Explorations at Zimbabwe—
Extracts from Reports by author to Government, 437–442
Ezion-geber, a gold mart, xxii
Joint port of Jews and Phœnicians, 67
Finger Rock (Morgenster), 51
Flux on gold scorifiers, analysis of, 114
Foreign stones at Zimbabwe: dolorite, quartz, jasper, serpentine, calcedony, crystal, metamorphic slate, mica schist, ironstone, copper ore, flint, 125
Frond Glen, 51
Fuko-ya-Nebandge—the Mashonaland relic, 86–88
Gallois, L., attributes the Rhodesian monuments to the Himyarites, xxxvii
Glass finds—
Venetian, 127
Arabian, 128
Dr. Budge’s opinion thereon, 128
Gobele’s kraal, 60, 71
Gold articles—
Two periods of gold manufacture at Zimbabwe, xix, xx, 111
Gold crucibles, 112, 113
Gold beads, 113
Beaten gold, 113
Gold tacks, 113
Bar and cake gold, 113
Gold bangles, 114
Gold scorifiers, 114
Dr. Hahn’s opinion on, 114, 115
Goruma Hill, 71
Government notices to visitors, 3, 433, 434
Grandidier, Alfred, on the early relations of the Israelites with Madagascar and the Comoro Islands, xxxvii
Hahn, Dr. P. Daniel, metallurgical chemist, opinion on gold scorifiers, 111, 114, 115
On soil under west wall of temple, xxv, 210, 211
On metamorphic slate, 257
Haig, General, on terraced slopes of South Arabia, xxxiv
Hand-clapping, 100
Havilah, of Scripture, identified with Rhodesia, xxxii, 15, 68
Havilah Camp, Zimbabwe—
Residence of author, 2, 16
A day at, 31–50
Evening at, 48–50
Hayles, Mr. H. H., of Victoria, 3
Helm, Dr. John, of “Morgenster,” 53, 81, 363
Herring-bone pattern—
Carved, 110
On wall, 352
Himyarites, builders of the earliest Rhodesian monuments, xxxii, xxxvii (note)
Source of their food supplies, xxxiii
Their old Semitic language long survived in Abyssinia (Geez), and still survives in South Arabia (Ehkili), xli
Humours of Explorations, 48
I’daha (hemp) smoking, 45
Idumean Jew, impression of, xxxvii, 101
Ingot moulds, double claw-hammer-shaped, 110
Straight bar moulds, 111
Ingumaruru Hill, 71
Inner Defence Wall, 358, 359
Inscription, the vanished Great Zimbabwe, probably post-Koranic, xlii
Himyaritic and Phœnician, absence of, on Rhodesian monuments explained, xxxix-xlii
Searched for, xviii, xix
Inventory of Relics and Finds discovered by author at Zimbabwe, 442–448
Iron articles discovered—
Hoes, 116
Picks, 117
Chisels, 118
Spoon, spearhead, lamp-stand, bangles, 118
“Collars” and “shoes,” 119
Forked instrument and pincers, 120, 121
Gongs, 121, 122
Rod or sceptre, keys (conjectured), 122
Smelting furnaces, 123
Inyanga district, its terraced slopes, xxxiv
Its “slave-pits” relatively recent, xxxv
Its terraces dissimilar to Zimbabwe terraces, 354
Inyuni Hills, 11, 69
Isafuba game, 32, 43, 44, 45
Holes on Rusivanga, 425
Holes at S.E. Ruins, 397
I’zhuba Kuru (Sunday), 46
Jerri’s people, Barotse tribe, 82
Lived at Khami Ruins till 1836, 82
Now live at Jerri Mountains, South Mashonaland, 82
Kaprazine, the Monomotapa in 1620, 133
Kafir (Kaffir), derivation of, 30
Keane, Dr. A. H., his solution of the “Gold of Ophir” question, xxxi-xliii, 3
Khami Ruins
Jerri’s people (Barotse) lived here till 1836, 82, 121
Some walls at, similar to Barotse walls in Zimbabwe district, 426
Livouri Mountains, 9, 10
Niande Hill at, 10, 62, 69, 76
Louw, Rev. A. A., “Morgenster,” 53, 81
Lovugwe country, 11
Lumbo Rocks, 8
Described, 52
Stones from, 180
Lumbo kraal, 88
Madagascar, its early relations with the Jews, xxxvii
Magdoshu kingdom, xxvi
Mahobohobo trees, 53, 60, 79, 155
Majerri Ruins, 65, 73
Makalanga “People of the Sun,” 80–101
Appearance of, 2, 6
Feasts of full moon, 16–24
Feasts of new moon, 27
Dread of ruins at night, 19
Labourers, 31–50
Letter-runners, 33
Dual character, 38
Defilement by touching dead, 43
I’daha smokers, 45
Doro drinkers, 45, 46
Talking distances, 47
Blood-cupping, 55
Sunday, 46
Mystic Bar, 57
Chibfuko Hill, veneration of, 59
Will not disclose ruins, 68
Light-skinned boy, 73
Women’s skin pattern, 74, 96
Where found to-day, 81
Language polished, 81
Makalaka, a nickname for, 81, 90
Once a powerful nation, 80
At Zimbabwe, sixteenth century, 80
Excellent stone-builders, 82, 151
Used ruins as cattle kraals, 83
Barbosa, refers to, 123, 132, 133
Check pattern on huts, 74
Name for Elliptical Temple, 85
Idea of origin of ruins, 85, 86
Agricultural and pastoral people, 89, 95
Intellectual and physical superiority of, 89
Contact with Portuguese, 90
Totem of Zimbabwe, 90
Objects of veneration, 91
Insects eaten by, 92
Astronomical ideas, 92
Sacrifices by, 93, 259, 270
Burial customs, 94, 95
Manufactures, 95
Dress, 96
Witchcraft, 97
Harmony, 97
Proverbs, 98
Whorls, 99
Salutations, 100
Jewish customs, 100, 101
Of 1514 bartered gold for brass, 123
Pottery, 40, 41, 129, 130
Occupied Elliptical Temple until sixty years ago, 254
Makuma Kopje, 9, 26, 32, 33, 160
Mamba, or Mombo, old dynastic title of Barotse chiefs, 82
Manamuli’s kraal, 72
Mandarali’s kraal, 65
Mandindindi’s Ruin, 71
Mangwa (Morgenster), 84
Mapaku Ruins (“Little Zimbabwe”), 7, 11, 60, 63, 292, 428–432
Mapaku kraal, 70
Mapudzi Stream, 7, 59, 61, 66
Marosie. See Barotse.
Marota’s kraal, 72
Marsgi Hill (one of “Sheba’s Breasts”), 11, 66, 69
Mashona, derivation of, 80
Masua’s kraal, 63, 95
Masungye, 84
Mauch, Dr. Karl, German scientist, 9, 62, 185, 242, 243, 270
Mauch Ruins, 392–396
Maund Ruins, “find” at, 110
Description of, 383–386
Matgwain, a Barotse, 59
Mazanda (East Kopje), 64
Mazili River, 72
Meziro River, 71, 72
Middle Kopje (Chamananga), 56
Milton, Sir W. H., xxx
Mogabe, the, Handisibishe, 2, 6, 39, 40, 42, 83, 84, 85, 279
His kraal, 16
Mogabe, the late, Chipfuno, 6, 55, 84, 218, 279, 333, 355
Mogabe, the late, Molinye, 84
Mogabe, the late, Mokomo, 312
Mogoma’s kraal, 62, 63
Mojejèje (Mystic Bar), 55, 57
Molembo Tribe, their Jewish customs, 101
Metal smiths, 111
Monomotapa, the, 80, 85
Kapranzine (1620), 133
Pedro (1643), 133, 280
“Morgenster Mission,” 52
Moro! salutation, origin of, 100
Moscha, a port of “Ophir,” 67
Moshagashi Valley, 1, 11
Moshagashi River, 10, 51, 69
Mowishawasha Valley, 8, 53
Mowishawasha Hill, 10, 54, 59
Motelekwe River, derivation of, 7, 9, 11, 53, 54, 60, 125, 291
Motuminshaba Hill, 11
Motumi (a Barotse headman), 58
His kraal, 58, 59, 63
Motusa (Bentberg), 7, 8
M’Tijeni’s kraal, 11
M’Tima’s kraal, 10
M’uali (the chief spirit; in some districts the prophet of the Deity), 19, 94
Müller, Professor, on Zimbabwe, 193
Munda (a Makalanga headman), 73, 74
Mystic Bar. See Mojejèje
N’Djena Valley, 53
Neal, the late W. G., co-author of The Ancient Ruins of Rhodesia, 82
Niande Hill (Livouri), 10
Nini country, near Zimbabwe, 9, 61, 62, 84, 85, 95
No. 1 Ruins, location of, 8, 19
Description of, 398–410
North-East Passage, discovered by author in 1902, 273, 274
Omar l’Wardi (circa 1200 a.d.) on gold of S.E. Africa, 123
Ophir, not a gold land but a gold mart, xxxii
Is identified by Oppert with Tharshish, xlii
Dr. Keane, author of The Gold of, 5
Oppert, Professor G., his solution of the “Tharshish-Ophir” problem examined, xlii-xliii
Outer Defence Wall, 210, 358, 410
Outer Parallel Passage, 274, 275
Outspan Ruins, 279
Described, 358–362
Output of gold, ancient, 292
Paphos, embossed cylinder from, compared with one from Great Zimbabwe, xxxix
Pasosa Ruins, 10
Passages, xx, 156–162
At Elliptical Temple—
Parallel Passage, 246–250
Inner Parallel Passage, 267, 268
South Passage, 269–271
West Passage, 272, 273
No. 10 Enclosure Passage, 256
Passages outside Elliptical Temple—
Outer Parallel Passage, 274, 275
N.E. Passage, 273, 274, 390
Passages on Zimbabwe Hill—
S.E. ascent, 279–294
Central Passage, 321, 322
Sunken Passage (Eastern Temple), 332
South Cave Passage, 319
Covered Passage, 307
Parallel Passage, 308
Winding Stairs, 316
Upper Passage, 316
East Passage, 316, 317
Buttress Passage, 317, 318
South Passage, 320
Pattern Passage, 338, 339
N.W. ascent, 344–349
In Minor Ruins—
Outspan Ruins, 360, 361
Ridge Ruins, 413, 414
No. 1 Ruins, 402, 406
In Valley of Ruins—
N.E. Passage, 390
Bent’s Passage, 395
Posselt Ruins, 370–372
Philips Ruins, 381
Maund Ruins, 384
Mauch Ruins, 393, 395
Renders Ruins, 390, 391
Near Zimbabwe—
Mapaku Ruins, 430
Pedro, the Monomotapa in 1643, 133
Petrie, Professor Dr., Egyptologist, opinion on pattern on bowl, 110
On calcedony beads, 126
Phalli, 104
Phœnicia, xxxvii, xxxix, xl, 213, 245
Philips, George, elephant hunter from Natal, 9, 62
Philips Ruins, 103, 105, 107, 108, 376–383
Plunket, Hon. E. M., on the Babylonian Calendar and Zodiac, xxxviii
Posselt, The Brothers, big-game hunters, resided at Zimbabwe, 1888–9, 7
Camp at, 8
Visited Majerri ruins, 74
Discover “Fuko-ya-Nebandge,” 86, 87
Soapstone birds, 333
Posselt Ruins, 366–375
Pottery, Barotse, 129
Makalanga, 129, 130
Of uncertain date, 130, 131, 132, 436
Providential Pass, 9
Relics and “finds” at Zimbabwe (1902–1904)—
Inventory of, 442, 448
Descriptions of, 102–134
Positions and associations of “finds,” sections of floors, 103, 134
Soapstone articles, 104–111, 333
Gold articles, 111–115
Copper articles, 115, 116
Iron articles, 116, 123
Brass articles, 123, 124
Foreign stones, 124–126
Glass, pottery, and china, 127–132
Mediæval Arab articles, 132–134
Arabian glass, 128
Arabian pottery, 131
Venetian glass, 127
Tin, 116
Renders, Adam, “Sa-adama,” ivory trader, rediscoverer of Zimbabwe, 9
Camp at Zimbabwe, 9
Camp at Nini, 9
Cave at Chicagomboni, 61
Death, 62
Renders Ruins, 386–391
Ridge Ruins, location of, 8
Description of, 410–414
Rock Holes Path, 190, 312
Rugutsi Kopje, 54
Rumeni Ruin, 71
Rushumbi Hill, 72
Rusinga Rocks, 69
Rusingu, native name for Elliptical Temple, 85
Rusivanga Kopje, derivation of, 9
References to, 125, 137, 189
Ruins on, 424
“Sa-adama.” See Renders
Sabæans (Himyarites) of South Arabia, worshipped Almaquah (Venus, Ashtaroth), 108
As original builders, 136
Parallelisms with Sabæan architecture, 193, 194
Sabi (Sabæ, Saba) River, no native derivation, 67
Ruins in Sabi Valley, 197, 291
Salutations, native, 100
Sana, South Arabia, its decorative art compared with that of the Rhodesian monuments, xxxvi
Sanuto, Livio (1588), 132
Sayce, Dr. A. H., on the Ophir of Scriptures, xxxii
On the Babylonian Zodiac, xxxix
Schlichter, Dr., German archæologist, 7
Camp at Zimbabwe, 7
References to, 198
On Conical Tower, 245, 246
On centres of arc walls, 304
On the Zimbabwe Zodiac, xxxviii
Schlichter Gorge, 7, 11
Description of, 60, 61, 64
Selous, Mr. F. C., big-game hunter, on moulds, 110, 151
“Sheba’s Breasts.” See Marsgi and Sueba
Skarduza’s kraal, 72
Soapstone beams, 104–106
Birds, 106–108
Position of birds, 106
Bowls, 108–111
Ingot moulds, 110–111
Sofala, identified with Tharshish, xxxii
Zimbabwe road to, 63, 67, 74
South Arabia, its terraced slopes, xxxiv
South-East Ruins, 396, 397
Stanley, Sir H. H., on double iron gongs used in Upper Congo, 122
Step pattern, 339
Sueba Hill (one of “Sheba’s Breasts”), derivation and position, 11, 66, 72
Suku Dingle, 56, 187
Swan, the late M. W., explorer of Zimbabwe, biographical notice of, 434, 436
Tchivi Kopje, 11
Thabas Imamba, 82, 91
Tharshish, probably the present Sofala, xxxii
Identified by Oppert with “Ophir,” xlii
Tokwe River, derivation of, 9
Valley of Ruins, the, 3, 363–397, 398–419
Varosie. See Barotse
Veroma Range. See Beroma
Victoria, township of, 1, 2, 10, 33, 41
Native names for, 99
Visitors to Zimbabwe, regulations, 433
Washa. See Mowishawasha
Water Gate Ruins, 349–353
Welsh Bardic emblem (parallelism), 18, 96
“West Wall controversy,” xxiv-xxvii
White, M.E., Mr. Franklin (Bulawayo), xxx
Whorls, soapstone, 111
Pottery, 127
Willoughby, Sir John, xv
On extent of Great Zimbabwe Ruins, xxxiii
Explorations, 8, 135, 137, 170, 190, 191, 222, 234, 400, 414
Wilson, Major Alan, grave at Zimbabwe, 5, 8, 19
Removal of remains, 5
Wuwuli Village and Caves, 54
Yemen, South Arabia, 15, 293
Zimbabwe, The Great—
Derivation of, 1, 85
Author’s arrival at, 1, 2
Lord Milner’s visit, 2
Dr. K. Mauch at, 9
Bent’s camp at, 3
Dr. Schlichter at, 7
Posselt Brothers reside at, 7, 8
Willoughby’s camp, 8
Adam Renders’ camp, 9
George Philips’ camp, 9
Reserve, map of, 3
Ruins’ area, plan of, 7
Bentberg, 7
Makuma Kopje, 9
Arab station at, 132–184
Zimbabwe creeper, 4, 78, 147
Zimbabwe Hill, 2, 276–362
Zimbabwe revival, xxix
Zimbabwe, Sofala Road, 63, 74
Zodiac, the Zimbabwe, its antiquity vindicated, xxxviii
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