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{{short description|Anthropology and archaeology museum in Harare, Zimbabwe}} |
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| name = The '''Zimbabwe Museum of Human Sciences''' |
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| image = 1970s National Museum in Salisbury, Rhodesia 6847123932.jpg |
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| caption = Museum, c. 1970s |
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| former_name = '''Queen Victoria Museum''' |
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| location = [[Harare]], [[Zimbabwe]] |
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| collections = seven-hundred-year-old [[Lemba people|Lemba]] artifact ''Ngoma Lungundu'', which some believe to be a replica of the [[Ark of the Covenant]]. |
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| website = {{website|https://nmmz.co.zw}} |
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The '''Zimbabwe Museum of Human Sciences''', formerly the '''Queen Victoria Museum''', is a [[museum]] in [[Harare]], [[Zimbabwe]]. The museum contains the seven-hundred-year-old [[Lemba people|Lemba]] artifact ''Ngoma Lungundu'', which some{{who|date=June 2024}} believe to be a replica of the [[Ark of the Covenant]]. It is the oldest wooden object ever found in sub-Saharan Africa.<ref>{{cite news |
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| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8522097.stm |
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| title = Zimbabwe displays 'Ark of Covenant replica' |
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| date = February 18, 2010 |
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| access-date = September 15, 2012 |
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| publisher = BBC News |
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== Other Information == |
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The "Zimbabwe Museum of Human Sciences" is located at Civic Centre, Rotten Row, CY 33, Causeway, Harare, Zimbabwe. This is in the area known as Harare Central, and is located close to Samora Machel Avenue. According to the Zimbabwe Embassy, The "Zimbabwe Museum of Human Sciences" in Harare houses a library, exhibition galleries, and a model Shona Village, in addition to holding ethnographic and archaeological collections. Wildlife exhibits are on show in public galleries. |
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Latest revision as of 06:01, 26 June 2024
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Former name | Queen Victoria Museum |
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| Location | Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Collections | seven-hundred-year-old Lemba artifact Ngoma Lungundu, which some believe to be a replica of the Ark of the Covenant. |
| Website | nmmz |
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The Zimbabwe Museum of Human Sciences, formerly the Queen Victoria Museum, is a museum in Harare, Zimbabwe. The museum contains the seven-hundred-year-old Lemba artifact Ngoma Lungundu, which some[who?] believe to be a replica of the Ark of the Covenant. It is the oldest wooden object ever found in sub-Saharan Africa.[1]
Other Information
[edit]The "Zimbabwe Museum of Human Sciences" is located at Civic Centre, Rotten Row, CY 33, Causeway, Harare, Zimbabwe. This is in the area known as Harare Central, and is located close to Samora Machel Avenue. According to the Zimbabwe Embassy, The "Zimbabwe Museum of Human Sciences" in Harare houses a library, exhibition galleries, and a model Shona Village, in addition to holding ethnographic and archaeological collections. Wildlife exhibits are on show in public galleries.
References
[edit]- ^ "Zimbabwe displays 'Ark of Covenant replica'". BBC News. 18 February 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
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