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Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Rusvingo and the Conical Tower's Hidden Chamber
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore a recent discovery inside the Conical Tower of Great Zimbabwe's Great Enclosure. Archaeologists using ground-penetrating radar in 2023 found evidence of a hidden chamber beneath the tower, challenging long-held assumptions that it was a solid symbolic structure. Lucas explains how Mambo Rusvingo, the 14th-century ruler who oversaw the tower's construction, may have used it as a secret treasury for gold and ivory from the Sofala trade. The discussion covers the vaShona stone masonry guilds, the spiritual significance of the tower as a link to…
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