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  2. Kingdom of Mapungubwe - Wikipedia

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    Despite locals having knowledge of the sacred site, Mapungubwe was popularly rediscovered on New Year's Eve 1933. The Mapungubwe Collection of artefacts found at the archaeological site is housed in the Mapungubwe Museum in Pretoria. The site is located in the Mapungubwe National Park in South Africa, on the border with Zimbabwe and Botswana. [8]

  3. National Register of Historic Places listings in Los Angeles

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    August 21, 2003 (1471-1475 Havenhurst Dr. Hollywood: Courtyard apartment building designed by Arthur and Nina Zwebell in Hollywood: 8: Eddie "Rochester" Anderson House

  4. Tongva - Wikipedia

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    George W. Kirkman's 1938 historical map of pre-1860 Los Angeles County shows locations of "Gabrieleño" villages marked with generic "Indian teepees." Toypurina, José and two other leaders of the rebellion, Chief Tomasajaquichi of Juvit village and a man named Alijivit, from the nearby village of Jajamovit, were put on trial for the 1785 ...

  5. California Historical Landmarks in Los Angeles County

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    List table of the properties and districts — listed on the California Historical Landmarks in Los Angeles County, Southern California. Note: Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view a Google map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below.

  6. Medieval and early modern Africa - Wikipedia

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    By the mid-13th century, Mapungubwe was abandoned. [71] After the decline of Mapungubwe, Great Zimbabwe rose on the Zimbabwe Plateau. Zimbabwe means stone building. Great Zimbabwe was the first city in Southern Africa and was the center of an empire, consolidating lesser Shona polities. Stone building was inherited from Mapungubwe.

  7. Golden Rhinoceros of Mapungubwe - Wikipedia

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    The golden rhinoceros of Mapungubwe is a medieval artifact, made from wood which is covered in thin sheets of gold, from the ancient Kingdom of Mapungubwe, which is located in modern-day South Africa. It was found on a royal grave on Mapungubwe Hill in 1932 [1] [2] [3] by archaeologists from the University of Pretoria. The artifact is described ...

  8. Mapungubwe Collection - Wikipedia

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    In 2003, with the declaration of Mapungubwe by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, a suspension was placed on all excavations at Mapungubwe, a decision which is still in place as of 2016. The Mapungubwe Collection is on public display at both the University of Pretoria Museums as well as the Mapungubwe Gold Collection new Javett-UP Arts Centre ...

  9. Glen Creason - Wikipedia

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    Glen Creason is an American libriarian who was formerly the map librarian in the History & Genealogy department [1] at the Los Angeles Central Library, a post he held from 1979 to 2021. He is also the author of Los Angeles in Maps [ 2 ] and is a guest writer for many publications such as Los Angeles Magazine , [ 3 ] [ 4 ] additionally serving ...