Construction of the Great Enclosure at Great Zimbabwe

Name: Construction of the Great Enclosure at Great Zimbabwe
Start: 1150
End: 1159

Type Event Region Zimbabwe Time 1150–1159

In the mid-12th century Great Zimbabwe entered a phase of large-scale stone construction, above all the Great Enclosure, famed for its dry-laid grani…

Timeline

1150–1159Zimbabwe Plateau · ZimbabweThrough entrepôt trade with Indian Ocean ports such as Sofala, inland elites accumulated gold and ivory, driving Great Zimbabwe's expansion from a hill settlement into a regional political-economic center.
1150–1159Great Enclosure · ZimbabweCraftsmen laid granite without mortar, building multi-layered concentric oval walls and the Conical Tower, with passages, granaries, and ritual spaces inside, reflecting highly organized corvée mobilization and building skill.

Sources

Great Zimbabwe https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/364/
Great Zimbabwe https://www.britannica.com/place/Great-Zimbabwe