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INTRODUCTION The clearest evidence for the early use of gold in southern
Africa is in the form of gold mines on the Zimbabwe plateau , with dates that span
the last 1000 years ( Summers 1969 ; Swan 1994 ) . Gold mining was stimulated
by ...
INTRODUCTION The clearest evidence for the early use of gold in southern
Africa is in the form of gold mines on the Zimbabwe plateau , with dates that span
the last 1000 years ( Summers 1969 ; Swan 1994 ) . Gold mining was stimulated
by ...
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Some of the wire from Great Zimbabwe showed signs of wire drawing , and wire
drawing implements ( and other blacksmiths ' tools ) were recovered from
Ingombe Ilede . Nevertheless , gold wire from this latter site appeared to have
been ...
Some of the wire from Great Zimbabwe showed signs of wire drawing , and wire
drawing implements ( and other blacksmiths ' tools ) were recovered from
Ingombe Ilede . Nevertheless , gold wire from this latter site appeared to have
been ...
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Snakes and crocodiles , power and symbolism in ancient Zimbabwe .
Johannesburg : Witwatersrand University Press . HUFFMAN , T. N. & Vogel , J. C.
1991. The chronology of Great Zimbabwe . South African Archaeological Bulletin
46 ...
Snakes and crocodiles , power and symbolism in ancient Zimbabwe .
Johannesburg : Witwatersrand University Press . HUFFMAN , T. N. & Vogel , J. C.
1991. The chronology of Great Zimbabwe . South African Archaeological Bulletin
46 ...
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