Great Zimbabwe: Preserving An Archeologically Great City | Archeology

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Rising out of the highlands of Sub-Saharan Africa are the ruins of the long-secluded, spectacular Great Zimbabwe. Dismissed by racist explorers as the work of some ancient black civilisation and stripped by ignorance and prejudice of many of it's priceless artefacts, white colonisers were certain that Black Africans could not have built the towering stone walls. Only now, after a century of abuse, is the Great Zimbabwe reclaiming it's uniquely African heritage. But can archeologists undo the years of preceding damage? Perhaps the real mystery connected with this site is why society and archeologists took so long to recognise the Great Zimbabwe for what it is: South Africa's first city. It's like Netflix for history... Sign up to History Hit to start watching now https://bit.ly/45CPh5u You can find more from us on: https://www.facebook.com/timelineWH https://www.instagram.com/timelineWH This channel is part of the Little Dot Studios Network. Any queries, please contact [email protected]