Great Zimbabwe
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Great Zimbabwe

Shonac. 1100–1450 CEZimbabweSouthern Africa
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The Core Mystery Brief

A vast stone city built without mortar, capital of a medieval African trading kingdom.

What We Know

The Great Enclosure walls, built of precisely fitted granite blocks, stand 11 metres high and were constructed without mortar.

What Is Debated

Early colonial archaeologists wrongly attributed the site to non-African builders; the African origin is now firmly established.

The Mystery

What led to the decline of the kingdom centred on Great Zimbabwe?

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