Hill of the Jackals

Situated at the confluence of the Sashi and Limpopo Rivers lie the great ruins at Mapungubwe - home to one of the first (and wealthiest) African kingdoms. The ruins show remains of human occupation around 850 AD (long before the emergence of Great Zimbabwe). The artefacts of Mapungubwe (including the famous gold bowl and rhinoceres dating back to 1200AD) are evidence of a flourishing trade of an advanced African Kingdom.