Post by anansi on Jan 28, 2016 9:17:15 GMT -5
I was watching one of those docuadventure programs and they showed the above, actual pics are hard to come by and nothing about the site have been properly surveyed excavated and cataloged but from the looks of the packed stones I can't fail to draw comparisons to Mupungubwe or the Mtoa ruins
Mtoa Ruins similar packed stone style as in the vid.
Thulamela. same packed stone architecture as Great Zimbabwe Mapungubwe
Interesting artifact at Thulamela possible contact with far away West Africa.
Gongs originate from Ghana in western Africa where they are apparently used as a kind of musical instrument. They can also be used as bells on a bull. In southern Africa they have been known to be a status symbol. A single gong was found at Great Zimbabwe. The one at Thulamela was found in Enclosure 13, the captain's area. This find is almost as important as the gold. The gongs are made from two triangular pieces of metal which are "braced" together at the edges. This technique was not used in southern Africa and shows that trade-links spanning the continent already existed at an very early stage. The site as a whole was first occupied by the middle of the 13th century. By the middle of the 15th century the site was densely populated and this continued until the middle of the 17th century. This as well as the building style, the gold and pottery link the site with Mapungubwe and Great Zimbabwe. The gongs extend this link even further into Western Africa.
www.oocities.org/athens/6398/thulamel.htm
www.oocities.org/athens/6398/thulamel.htm
Gankogui Double Bells from Ghana
Apologies ESR members and lurkers the spirals were apparently very modern, in other words a fake site. so I remove it from the thread.