Khami culture
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Khami culture was a late Iron Age archaeological culture in southwestern Zimbabwe, known for its stone-built capitals and association with the Butua Kingdom following the decline of Great Zimbabwe.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological culture
ⓘ
late Iron Age culture ⓘ |
| archaeologicallyIdentifiedBy |
distinctive stone wall patterns
ⓘ
specific ceramic styles ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSiteType | stone-terraced hilltop settlements ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Butua Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buildingTechnique |
decorative stone coursing
ⓘ
dry-stone walling ⓘ |
| capital | Khami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Khami ruins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalAfter | Great Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalRelation | contemporary with some Mutapa polities ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | southern Zambezian plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declineRelatedTo |
political changes in southwestern Zimbabwe
ⓘ
shifts in trade routes ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Great Zimbabwe tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
cattle herding ⓘ regional trade ⓘ |
| follows | Great Zimbabwe culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | precolonial Zimbabwean history ⓘ |
| influenced | later Rozvi polities ⓘ |
| knownFor |
decorated stone walls
ⓘ
stone-built capitals ⓘ terraced stone architecture ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Bantu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainUrbanCenter | Khami World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
glass beads
ⓘ
imported ceramics ⓘ local pottery ⓘ stone architecture ⓘ |
| partOf | southern African Iron Age ⓘ |
| politicalEntity | Butua Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization |
centralized chiefdom
ⓘ
early state ⓘ |
| region | southwestern Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| religion |
ancestral veneration
ⓘ
ritual use of hilltop sites ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | stratified society ⓘ |
| successorTo | Great Zimbabwe political system ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
late second millennium CE
ⓘ
post-15th century CE ⓘ |
| tradeNetwork | Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ |
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