Great Zimbabwe National Monument - UNESCO World Heritage Site

Zimbabwe / Masvingo / Devuli /
 monument, archaeological site, cultural heritage / national heritage, prehistoric, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Ruins of a prehistoric city-state, built by ancestors of modern-day Shona people.
www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-medieval-city-in-africa...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Zimbabwe_National_Monument
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Coordinates:   20°16'11"S   30°56'12"E

Comments

  • I was there and saw that the stones themselves appeared to be a form of "granite" that naturally spalls or flakes into semi-flat pieces from a few kilo to hundreds of Kilograms. Easy material to build woith.