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Sian Tiley
Published by Sunbird publishing, 2004
ISBN 10: 1919938052 / ISBN 13: 9781919938059
Mapungubwe is the site of South Africas earliest civilisation one that traded with the rest of Africa and the East over 1000 years ago leaving behind a legacy of gold artefacts, beads, pottery and ornaments that are breathtaking in both scope and artistry Mapungubwe South Africas Crown Jewels is a celebration of this unique archaeological collection housed in the Mapungubwe Museum at the University of Pretoria, which has played a vital role in preserving and displaying these remarkable finds and where it has been the subject of painstaking research for the last 70 years.
Were the ruins at Mapungubwe the source of the legendary King Solomons gold or the gold of Ophir? Who left behind these treasures? And what is Chinese porcelain doing in ancient African ruins? Sian Tiley, Curator of the Mapungubwe Museum, provides some fascinating insight into the discovery and excavation of Mapungubwe and the collection itself a portion of which forms part of the specifically declared National Heritage Site.
Recently, the Cultural Landscape of Mapungubwe was declared part of South Africas newest transfrontier park, the Mapungubwe National Park, now a World Heritage Site. Mapungubwe South Africas Crown Jewels is a fine tribute to this remarkable national asset.
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