What Do We Know About Great Zimbabe?

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Great sambabwe is the prime example of a pre colonial sapsaharan state. People who lived in great zimbaba were shani people, still popular ethnic group today. Archaeologists have found teapots from min dynasty china and glass beads from syria and egypt. But it's far less understood and certainly far less visited than other marque places such as matupicu or ancawartor the egyptian pyramids.

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