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Stone city that proved sub-Saharan Africa built in stone

Chomnungwa is an iron age site which belongs to the Great Zimbabwe tradition. It was built with granite blocks without mortar or an binding substance. The highest wall is 3m. It has chevron decoration
Chomnungwa is an iron age site which belongs to the Great Zimbabwe tradition. It was built with granite blocks without mortar or an binding substance. The highest wall is 3m. It has chevron… © Todinirunganga, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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