Peter Garlake
Encyclopedia
Peter Garlake is a Zimbabwe
an archaeologist, who worked for the National Museums and Monuments Commission and the University of Zimbabwe
and also carried out excavations at Manekweni in Mozambique
. He came into conflict with the Rhodesian government while Inspector of Monuments, due to his refusal to the deny the African origins of Great Zimbabwe
.
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
an archaeologist, who worked for the National Museums and Monuments Commission and the University of Zimbabwe
University of Zimbabwe
The University of Zimbabwe in Harare, is the oldest and largest university in Zimbabwe. It was founded through a special relationship with the University of London and it opened its doors to its first students in 1952. The university has ten faculties offering a wide variety of degree programmes...
and also carried out excavations at Manekweni in Mozambique
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
. He came into conflict with the Rhodesian government while Inspector of Monuments, due to his refusal to the deny the African origins of Great Zimbabwe
Great Zimbabwe
Great Zimbabwe is a ruined city that was once the capital of the Kingdom of Zimbabwe, which existed from 1100 to 1450 C.E. during the country’s Late Iron Age. The monument, which first began to be constructed in the 11th century and which continued to be built until the 14th century, spanned an...
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