link to Mrs Moore's post on Mapungubwe
Link to Mapungubwe Printout Version of Mrs Moore's inforgraphic
Authentically part of the landscape: the Mapungubwe Interpretation Centre (Photo: Peter Rich Architects)
Read more: http://www.southafrica.info/about/history/mapungubwe.htm#.Ux13jz-Szng#ixzz2vXwse2LQFor more information on the National Park you can read the article below. Remember that our focus is on the African influences in the Architectural designs.
" What is so fascinating about Mapungubwe is that it is testimony to the existence of an African civilisation that flourished before colonisation. According to Professor Thomas Huffman of the archaeology department at the University of the Witwatersrand, Mapungubwe represents "the most complex society in southern Africa and is the root of the origins of Zimbabwean culture"."
Read more: http://www.southafrica.info/about/history/mapungubwe.htm#.Ux13jz-Szng#ixzz2vXx7Hyat
Link to SA history article on Mapungubwe
"The Mapungubwe Interpretation Centre : The Centre which is built near the main gate of the Mapungubwe National Park won the building of the year competition in 2009 and is home to the famous Golden Rhino. The Centre provides both day and over-night visitors the opportunity of a tour, showcasing the amazing landscape that the National Park has to offer.
Joining Nations: The Iron Age civilization of Mapungubwe was not limited by the Limpopo river and animals have always been able to wander around in the area of present-day South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe. This is why South Africa signed a memorandum of understanding with Botswana and Zimbabwe on June 22nd setting out principles for the Limpopo-Shashe Transfrontier Conservation Area (TFCA)."- read more at http://www.sanparks.co.za/parks/mapungubwe/
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