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Great ZimbabweExtensive stone ruins in southeastern Zimbabwe. Located southeast of Masvingo, Zimbabwe, it is the largest of many such ruins in southern Africa. The primary ruins of this former city extend more than 60 acres (24 hectares) and include a hilltop fortress and walls of stone monoliths. The centre of a great inland empire ruled by the Karanga (Shona) people who traded on the shores of the Indian Ocean, Great Zimbabwe flourished between the 11th and 15th centuries. Portuguese explorers probably encountered the ruins in the 16th century, but it was not until the late 19th century that the existence of the ruins was confirmed, generating much archaeological research. Great Zimbabwe was named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1986. |
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A contemporaneous postal cancellation sanctioned by the government at Salisbury portrays Great Zimbabwe and reads "The Riddle of Zimbabwe" (Proud 1997:212), implying a foreign foundation for this African monument. A Zimbabwean state-run newspaper mentioned that "the tourists can then top it all by flaunting their slim bodies on a sun-downer cruise on the Zambezi or surveying the majestic Great Zimbabwe ruins. Previously, he had set his entombment sights on Great Zimbabwe, the medieval stone structures that filled the colonialists with wonderment, prompting them to speculate wildly about the identity of its "white" builders, it being considered axiomatic that "natives" were incapable of such an amazing architectural feat. |
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