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Related Terms • Iron Age • Great Zimbabwe

Definition: Early Iron Age village in the central Limpopo River Valley of South Africa, built during the early 12th century AD, and a precursor to Great Zimbabwe.

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South Africa Archaeology
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Archaeology of the Iron Age
The technology of iron smelting, allowing the creation of relatively inexpensive, durable weapons and arms.

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