Less Known Ruins in Rhodesia. 



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Many of these ruins have been inhabited by successive tribes 

 and generations of Kafirs, and it must therefore be expected that 

 their refuse will mix or cover those heaps left by the ancients, and it 

 is possible that relics of the people who were dispossessed by the 

 ancient builders will be also found on the same sites. 



The characteristic feature of these old buildings is the way in 

 which they are ornamented. This is chiefly done by leaving spaces 

 in the courses, by introducing sloping tiles or thin slabs of stone 

 of different colours or bv laving courses of a different coloured rock. 







KHAMI RUINS. MAIN ENTR.\NCE, LOWER PART. 



The distinct types of ornamental work are generally recognised 

 to be as follows : — 



The Dentelle. 



The Chevron. 



The Herringbone or double line of sloping blocks. 



The Sloping block. 



The Check or chess board pattern. 



Courses of different coloured rock. 



