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約於1450年，它被廢棄了， 大辛巴威的衰亡 原因眾說紛紜， 可能肇因於金礦耗竭、森林砍伐、地力下降導致無法提供足夠的糧食給過多的人口 、乾旱 、敵對部落的競爭 ，約於1450年，它被廢棄了 、貿易中斷或瘟疫等 。

隨著1505年[[葡萄牙]]人於[[索拉法]]建立定居點， 而後 崛起的Torwa王國和[[穆塔帕王國]]，被視為大辛巴威王國的繼承者。<ref name=”UNESCO”>{{cite web| url=http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/364/ |title=Khami Ruins National Monument | publisher=UNESCO | language = EN |accessdate=2020-01-22 }}</ref><ref name="AWHS">{{cite web| url=https://www.africanworldheritagesites.org/cultural-places/ancient-sub-saharan-civilisations/great-zimbabwe.html|title=GREAT ZIMBABWE NATIONAL MONUMENT - ZIMBABWE| publisher=African World Heritage Sites| language = EN |accessdate=2020-01-22}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web| author =Nancy Demerdash | url=https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-africa/southern-africa/zimbabwe/a/great-zimbabwe|title=Great Zimbabwe| publisher=Khan Academy | language = EN |accessdate=2020-01-22 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| author =Webber Ndoro | url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/great-zimbabwe-2005-01/|date=2005-01-01|title=Great Zimbabwe| publisher=Scientific American | language = EN |accessdate=2020-01-22 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.zimbabwetourism.net/listing/great-zimbabwe/ |title=Great Zimbabwe| publisher=Zimbabwe Tourism | language = EN |accessdate=2020-01-22 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/aug/18/great-zimbabwe-medieval-lost-city-racism-ruins-plundering|title=Lost cities #9: racism and ruins – the plundering of Great Zimbabwe| publisher=the Guardian | language = EN |accessdate=2020-01-22 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/zimb/hd_zimb.htm|title=Great Zimbabwe (11th–15th Century)| publisher=MET Museum| language = EN |accessdate=2020-01-22 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.victoriafalls-guide.net/great-zimbabwe.html|title=The Great Zimbabwe Ruins| publisher=victoriafalls-guide| language = EN |accessdate=2020-01-22 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| author = Owen Jarus|url=https://www.livescience.com/58200-great-zimbabwe.html|date=2007-03-10|title=Great Zimbabwe: African City of Stone| publisher=livescience| language = EN |accessdate=2020-01-22 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.places.co.za/html/great-zimbabwe.html|title=Great Zimbabwe| publisher=SA places | language = EN |accessdate=2020-01-22 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.ushistory.org/civ/7d.asp|title=7d. Great Zimbabwe| publisher=ushistory | language = EN |accessdate=2020-01-22 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.world-archaeology.com/great-discoveries/great-zimbabwe/|title=Great Zimbabwe| publisher=world-archaeology| language = EN |accessdate=2020-01-22 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author =Current World Archaeology| url=https://www.world-archaeology.com/great-discoveries/great-zimbabwe/|date=2009-05-03|title=Great Zimbabwe| publisher=world-archaeology| language = EN |accessdate=2020-01-22 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author =Mark Cartwright| url=https://www.ancient.eu/Great_Zimbabwe/|date=2019-03-14|title=Great Zimbabwe| publisher=world-archaeology| language = EN |accessdate=2020-01-22 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/10chapter1.shtml|title=Great Zimbabwe| publisher=BBC| language = EN |accessdate=2020-01-22 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author =Teo Kermeliotis and Stefanie Blendis|url=https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/900-year-stone-great-zimbabwe/index.html|date=201-01-29|title=900-year-old stone kingdom: The breathtaking ruins of Great Zimbabwe| publisher=NN| language = EN |accessdate=2020-01-22}}</ref>

遺址類型可分為三類：山丘建築群遺址(the Hill Ruins)、大圍牆遺址(the Great Enclosure)和山谷建築群遺址(the Valley Ruins)。<ref name=”UNESCO”/><ref name="AWHS"/>

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