Naletale ruins

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Naletale ruins are the remains of a monumental stone-built settlement in southwestern Zimbabwe, notable for their elaborate dry-stone walls and association with the precolonial Butua Kingdom.

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Danangombe ruins 1
Naletale ruins canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
stone-built settlement
archaeologicalEvidence glass beads
iron slag
metal objects
pottery
associatedWith Butua Kingdom NERFINISHED
builtBy Rozvi rulers of Butua NERFINISHED
constructionTechnique dry-stone masonry
continent Africa
country Zimbabwe
culture Rozvi culture NERFINISHED
discoveredBy European explorers in the late 19th century
feature checkered wall patterns
chevron wall patterns
cord-pattern wall motifs
decorated retaining walls
elaborate dry-stone walls
herringbone wall patterns
monumental perimeter wall
stone enclosures
stone tower
terraced platforms
floruit 15th–17th centuries
function elite residence
political centre
ritual centre
governedBy National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe NERFINISHED
heritage precolonial Zimbabwean state
heritageStatus National Monument of Zimbabwe NERFINISHED
locatedIn Insiza District NERFINISHED
Matabeleland South Province NERFINISHED
southwestern Zimbabwe
locatedNear Filabusi NERFINISHED
material stone
nearbySite Danamombe ruins NERFINISHED
Zinjanja (Nalatale) Hill NERFINISHED
partOf southern Zimbabwe stone-building tradition
period Late Iron Age
region southwestern Zimbabwe plateau
similarTo Danamombe (Dhlo-Dhlo) NERFINISHED
Great Zimbabwe NERFINISHED
Khami ruins NERFINISHED
surveyedBy archaeologists in the 20th century
threat stone robbing
vegetation overgrowth
weathering

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Butua Kingdom hasArchaeologicalSite Naletale ruins
Butua Kingdom hasArchaeologicalSite Naletale ruins
this entity surface form: Danangombe ruins