ABSTRACT
Zimbabwe is one of those countries in southern Africa which has enjoyed a long and active tradition of archaeological research into virtually all periods of prehistory. Although great emphasis has been placed on the Iron Age, the basic culture history of the country is now fairly clear. Much more research needs to be done, however, to fill in gaps in our knowledge and to take account of changes in archaeological theories and methods. Equally important is the need to redirect research orientation in keeping with the changed political and cultural aspirations of the new nation, given that most of the existing research was conducted in a colonial context and some of the interpretation was framed within a settler colonialist paradigm (Garlake 1983).
