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Home Decline of Great Zimbabwe Research Summary = = =Industrial and Artistic Technology= Sources: Story of Africa, Africa, Wonders of the African world, African Kingdoms []

-most visible remains of early Shona states and kingdoms. -great towers, staircases, walls, and structures that scientists couldn’t explain -European explorers unable to believe that Africans could’ve built something so grand. -granite rocks were collected from the slopes of the low bare granite hills around the city and made into high brick walls. -rounded doors, stone pillars -fit rocks together perfectly; no need for mortar -30ft walls -15,000 tons of stone -ruins extend a radius of 100 to 200 miles -pottery - soapstone carving -metal work