Just outside the city of Masvingo in southern Zimbabwe lie the majestic ruins of Great Zimbabwe—an ancient city whose stone walls once echoed with the footsteps of kings and merchants.

Zimbabwe is the house of stone, both literally and figuratively, with its very name derived from the ancient stone city of Great Zimbabwe. Stone is more than just a material here – it’s the ...

Zimbabwe, meaning “House of Stone,” derives ... long used stone sculpture as a form of storytelling to immortalize history. The craft survived close to a century of colonial rule that sought ...