The Origin of the Zimbabwean Civilization

Salisbury: Galaxie Press, 1972. — 248 p. (с илл.)Гайре Р. Истоки зимбабвийской цивилизации (на англ. яз.)Contents:
Geographical Background of East Africa in Relation to Climate, Movement and Navigation.
East Africa: Its Exploration and Trade with the Outside World.
Mineral Resources and Plant Distribution in Relation to Settlement in Eastern Africa.
Introduction to a few of the Exotic Elements of Culture relevant to the Zimbabwean Civilization.
Megalithic and Foreign Character of the Rhodesian Zimbabwean Culture and its relationship to Mediterranean Area and Arabia.
Saba or Yemen as a great maritime Power.
Significance of the Falashas, the so-called Black Jews of Abyssinia.
Parallel between Zimbabwe and Nubia in Relation to Foreign Cultural Influences.
Criticism of the Theory that the Bantu created Zimbabwean Civilization.
Age of the Zimbabwe Ruins and Its Bearing upon the People who erected them.
Founders of Zimbabwe.
Ethnological Evidence of Pre-Islamic Sabaean and other foreign Origins from Bantu Source.
Relevance of Religious Concepts found in the Zimbabwean Civilization.
Islamic Influence.
Ethnology of Zingian Africa.
Rhodesian Gold Extraction in Ancient Times.
Foreign Articles and Artefacts found in the Great Zimbabwe Ruins.
Collapse of the Zimbabwean Civilization.
Monomotapa and Early Records of Zimbabwe.
The Zimbabwe Myth: Misconception of the Century.
Ruins of Naletali, Khami and Dhlo Dhlo and those of Van Niekerk.
Table of Comparisons between the Awwam Temple, Marib, Yemen and Great Zimbabwe Temple.
Bibliography.
Index.