Great Zimbabwe was a city that flourished between the 10th and 15th centuries A.D. The ruins contain numerous stone enclosures with soaring walls that were made without mortar.

Christraud M. Geary photographs of South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe Christraud M. Geary photographs of South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe / Series 1: Research Trip / 1.12: Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe ...

Walking up to the towering walls of Great Zimbabwe was a humbling experience. The closer I got, the more they dwarfed me – and yet, there was something inviting about the archaeological site.

The walls seem to be youngest here, suggesting that these structures were built as the population expanded and Great Zimbabwe needed more residential space. Great Zimbabwe is unusual not only in ...

Ranging from four to 17 feet thick, Great Zimbabwe's walls are about twice as high as they are wide. This results in a very sturdy structure, which spreads its ...

Walking up to the towering walls of Great Zimbabwe was a humbling experience. The closer I got, the more they dwarfed me – and yet, there was something inviting about the archaeological site.

Exploring the Great Zimbabwe, the stone remains of an old city that existed some time in 1100CE, abandoned three centuries later, and then rediscovered in the 19th century.

Just outside the city of Masvingo in southern Zimbabwe lie the majestic ruins of Great Zimbabwe—an ancient city whose stone walls once echoed with the footsteps of kings and merchants. While ...

Walking up to the towering walls of Great Zimbabwe was a humbling experience. The closer I got, the more they dwarfed me – and yet, there was something inviting about the archaeological site.