The Karanga chiefs of Great Zimbabwe erect…

1192 CE to 1203 CE

The Karanga chiefs of Great Zimbabwe erect in the valley below the Acropolis the immense elliptical structure known as the Great Enclosure, a freestanding outer wall of granite blocks, more than eight hundred feet (two hundred and forty-four meters) long and up to thirty-two feet (nine point eight meters) high.

The wall encloses large huts, compounds, and a mysterious conical tower.

Carved soapstone birds, perched on pillars at the site of Great Zimbabwe, probably have ritual significance, as may female fertility figurines later found here by archaeologists.

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People: Louis XVII of France
Location: Isle of Sheppey Kent United Kingdom
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