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nov 18, 1200 - Conical Tower of Zimbabwe

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1000-1400 CE
Coursed granite blocks
Southeastern Zimbabwe, Shona peoples
Zimbabwe = “house of stone”, “ruler’s court”, “judicial center”, therefore the country was named after the monument

Largest stone complex built in Africa in the modern era, aside from Egypt

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nov 18, 1200
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~ 826 years ago

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