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Great Zimbabwe's Lost Glass Trade
For over a century, archaeologists puzzled over the presence of Chinese porcelain and Persian glass at Great Zimbabwe. This episode explores how these distant materials arrived in Southern Africa long before European contact, revealing a sophisticated network of Indian Ocean commerce. We trace the journey of celadon ware from Jingdezhen kilns to the shores of Sofala, and examine how Shona elites used foreign luxury goods to cement social hierarchy. Through the work of scholars like Paul Lanham and recent ceramic analyses, we uncover the hidden connections between African interior kingdoms and…
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