Home›Sources›Nyanga: Ancient Fields, Settlements and Agricultural History in ZimbabweSourcesNyanga: Ancient Fields, Settlements and Agricultural History in ZimbabweCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Nyanga: Ancient Fields, Settlements and Agricultural History in Zimbabwe." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/nyanga-ancient-fields-settlements-and-agricultural-history-in-zimbabwe.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Nyanga: Ancient Fields, Settlements and Agricultural History in Zimbabwe. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/nyanga-ancient-fields-settlements-and-agricultural-history-in-zimbabweCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-nyanga-ancient-fields-settlements-and-ag, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Nyanga: Ancient Fields, Settlements and Agricultural History in Zimbabwe}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/nyanga-ancient-fields-settlements-and-agricultural-history-in-zimbabwe}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXRobert Soper's Nyanga, published by the British Institute in Eastern Africa in 2002, is the standard archaeological account of the Nyanga terraced field and settlement complex in Zimbabwe, including Mount Nyangani, based on Soper's own survey and excavation work. Its strength is that it is a peer-reviewed excavation report by the specialist most closely associated with the site's modern archaeological study. Its limit is that it is an archaeological account of the physical remains rather than an ethnographic study of Manyika religious practice associated with the mountain today, so a claim about that living religious significance needs a source addressing it directly.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (23 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1Robert Soper's Nyanga, published by the British Institute in Eastern Africa in 2002, is the standard archaeological account of the terraced field system, treated at the top tier.NotesWell-attestedThe standard archaeological account of the Nyanga terrace complex and of Mount Nyangani in Manyika practice.CitationAuthorWell-attestedRobert SoperPublisherWell-attestedBritish Institute in Eastern AfricaPublication YearWell-attested2002Source TypeWell-attestedExcavation reportCross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithAfrica, Continents Well-attested This source names Africa directly: "by the British Institute in Eastern Africa in 2002, is the standard archaeological account of the Nyanga terraced field and settlement complex in Zimbabwe, including Mount Nyangani, based on Soper's..."Source Nyanga: Ancient Fields, Settlements and Agricultural History in ZimbabweRobert Sopertier 1Claims Backed By This Source (23 claims)This source backs 23 claims across the atlas. As facts: 18 well-attested. As cited relationships: 3 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSacred Sites, 11 claims: 8 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.Sources, 8 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 holds.Articles, 3 claims: 3 well-attested.Cultures, 1 claims: 1 general references.Well-attested18ArticlesAn Agricultural Landscape, Not a CuriosityManyika Shona sacred sitesSlave Pits That Were Cattle ByresSacred SitesMount Nyangani and the Nyanga TerracesSourcesNyanga: Ancient Fields, Settlements and Agricultural History in ZimbabweHolds3Sacred SitesMount Nyangani and the Nyanga TerracesSourcesNyanga: Ancient Fields, Settlements and Agricultural History in ZimbabweGeneral References2CulturesShonaSacred SitesMount Nyangani and the Nyanga TerracesComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year