Category: colonialism
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The Cliff Dwellings of Mesa Verde
Mesa Verde is a series of cliff dwellings created by the Ancestral Pueblo in southwestern Colorado near the modern city of Cortez in Montezuma county. The people of this area were skilled basket makers, architects, potters, mathematicians, among other things. Their ingenuity allowed them to survive for centuries in the unforgiving…
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Great Zimbabwe: A Look into Africa’s Lost Past
Great Zimbabwe is the largest single ancient structure existing in sub-Saharan Africa. It is located in southeastern Zimbabwe, and the country was named for the ruins when it gained its independence from Britain in 1980 (previously called Rhodesia).