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Victoria Falls Historic Facts
- David Livingstone
David Livingstone epitomised the spirit of colonial exploration and spent 33 years travelling through Africa...
[more information]  History Early Stone Age
Artist Geoff Hunter’s interpretation of the early formation of the Victoria Falls, overlooked by an early human ancestor...
[more information] History Late Stone Age
Artist Geoff Hunter’s view of southern African Homo erectus with hand axe...
[more information] Iron Age Sites
Southwestern Zambia has a rich archaeological heritage that is completely different to that on the southern banks of the Zambezi. That’s because the drainage system on the Zambian side of the river...
[more information] Kuomboke Ceremony
The Kuomboke ceremony is the most significant cultural event in southwestern Zambia. It is an annual celebration by the Lozi people, who gather in their thousands to pay tribute to their king and those who have gone before him...
[more information] Origins of Settlement
Ethnography is a subjective art, open to the vagaries of historical prejudice and selective community memory and reinterpretation. Colonialism, internecine wars, apartheid and post-independence nationalism have made ethnicity a loaded concept...
[more information] Recent Past
Artist Geoff Hunter’s painting of early traders crossing above the Falls...
[more information] The Colonial Explorers
The inhabitants of the Victoria Falls area have had contact with the outside world since at least the 17th century. The glass beads found at many of the early sites are believed to have been trade goods...
[more information] Zimbabwe Ruins
The ruined city of Great Zimbabwe is one of the iconic African Iron Age landmarks. The impressive free-stone walls of the Great Enclosure and surrounding structures are located near Masvingo...
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