MYTH BUSTING RHINO
Before colonial contact, southern Africa was home to powerful, wealthy kingdoms connected to global trade networks. This video explores the archaeological significance of Mapungubwe, a medieval African state linked to gold production, elite burial practices, and Indian Ocean commerce.
It examines how African civilisations participated in long-distance trade with Asia and the Middle East, how knowledge of these societies was suppressed under colonial and apartheid narratives, and why sites like Mapungubwe and Great
Zimbabwe challenge outdated ideas about African history, wealth, and sophistication. African archaeology, precolonial trade, and historical erasure—reconsidered.













