Thulamela
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Thulamela is the most dramatic of around 300 archaeological sites identified in Kruger National Park. It is located on heights south of the Levubu River offering a panoramic view. Sidney Miller led ex
A rebuilt enclosure at Thulamela
Kingdom of Mapungubwe
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The Kingdom of Mapungubwe was an ancient state located at the confluence of the Shashe and Limpopo rivers in present day South Africa, south of Great Zimbabwe. The capital's population was 5,000 by 12
Thulamela
…in fashioning objects out of smelted copper, gold, and iron, such as gold jewellery, hoes, harpoons and blades. It coexisted and interacted with the Mapungubwe, Great Zimbabwe, and Khami states. It had close relations with the Kingdom of Butua, and Butua's collapse in the 17th century into civil war likely led…
Mapungubwe Hill
A mufuvha (mancala) game board at the main complex of Mapungubwe.
The Golden Rhinoceros of Mapungubwe
Gold beads and jewellery found at Mapungubwe