The ancient city of Great Zimbabwe was an engineering wonder. But archaeologists credited it to Phoenicians, Babylonians, Arabians – anyone but the Africans who actually built it. Walking up to the ...

Contrite, the BSA hired archeologist David Randall-MacIver, protégé of the great Egyptologist Flinders Petrie, to investigate the site. Hall's polar opposite in almost every way, Randall-MacIver ...

The ruins of the Great Zimbabwe are said to be the capital of the Queen of Sheba, at least that is what the legend claims. Instead, it is believed that members of the Gokomere culture, ancient ...

Wars were fought, art and architecture proliferated, dynasties reigned, and in turn, they were overthrown. While the ruins of Great Zimbabwe are well-known to scholars and archaeologists, Zimbabwe’s ...

Tourists visit the Great Zimbabwe National Monument in Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe, May 5, 2023. The Great Zimbabwe National Monument was inscribed on the list of world cultural heritages by the ...

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IN the hills of the southeastern corner of Zimbabwe, near Lake Mutirikwi and the town of Masvingo, a great city of stone rises out of the ground and dominates the landscape. In its heyday, this city ...

Masvingo — THREE traditional leaders here are reportedly feuding over the control and ownership of the Great Zimbabwe monument. The stone monument, 30km outside Masvingo town, is where the name ...

Harare — AT the ancient complex, 27km south of Masvingo City, eagles majestically soar over the northern granite outcrops forcing skunks and lizards to dart in and out of cracks, crevices and crannies ...