View from South-east Ascent, Acropolis 284 Lower Entrance to Rock Passage, South-east Ascent, Acropolis 286 View down Rock Passage, South-east Ancient Ascent, Acropolis 286 Entrance to Covered Passage, Western Temple, Acropolis 300 Summit of West Wall of Western Temple, Acropolis, showing small tower and monoliths 300 West Entrance to Parallel Passage, Western Temple, Acropolis 308 Buttress Passage, Acropolis 308 The Cleft Rock, from north side, Acropolis 312 Natural Archway, Central Passage, Acropolis 312 View of the Platform from main West Wall of Western Temple, Acropolis 314 Dentelle Pattern on Platform, Western Temple, Acropolis 314 Bottom of Winding Stairs, Western Temple, Acropolis 316 West Entrance to South Cave, Acropolis 316 Exterior of main East Wall, showing Dentelle Pattern, Eastern Temple, Acropolis 328 Sunken Passage (looking east), Eastern Temple, Acropolis 328 East Entrance to Pattern Passage, Acropolis 338 Pattern Passage, Acropolis, looking east 338 West Wall, Recess Enclosure, Acropolis 340 The Recesses at Recess Enclosure, Acropolis 340 Sunken Passage, section of North-west Ascent, Acropolis 346 Herring-bone Pattern, Water Gate, Acropolis 346 Rounded end of Wall on west side of Maund Ruins, showing steps to Platform, Valley of Ruins 384 North-east Wall, Maund Ruins, Valley of Ruins 384 Slate Beam in Recess of Entrance, Philips Ruins, Valley of Ruins 430 The Passage, looking south, Mapaku Ruins, near Zimbabwe 430 • • • • • Map of Rhodesia xxxii General Plan of Zimbabwe Ruins 8 Plate I.—Relics 104 Plate II.—Relics 116 Plate III.—Relics 122 Plan of Elliptical Temple 194 Plan of Acropolis Ruins 278 LIST OF DIAGRAMS AND PLANS IN THE TEXT Great Zimbabwe Reserve 7 Section of Floors, No. 15 Enclosure 103 Arabian Glass 128