The ruins of Great Zimbabwe are a remarkable testimony to the former might ... In the great stone enclosures, the famous bird sculptures were found, whose exact significance is still net known to ...

"point to the important role of ritual and symbol in the art and architecture of Great Zimbabwe." By the mid-15 th century, however, the balance of trade had shifted to the north. Local resources ...

Wars were fought, art and architecture proliferated, dynasties reigned, and in turn, they were overthrown. While the ruins of Great Zimbabwe are well-known to scholars and archaeologists ...

First transmitted in 1958, Sir Mortimer Wheeler explores the stone ruins of Great Zimbabwe, once thought to be the source of King Solomon's gold. Show more First transmitted in 1958, Sir Mortimer ...

Mauch was looking at the greatest pre-Portuguese ruins of sub-Saharan Africa. The highest of Great Zimbabwe's walls soar 32 feet above the surrounding savanna. Unfortunately, Mauch, for all his ...