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Hundreds in Zim recruited for war, as Russia also targets DRC, Madagascar

Great Zimbabwe’s residents stored rain and groundwater in big hollows called dhaka pits. Those reservoirs could have held at least 4.9 million gallons (18,400 cubic meters), according to a team led by archaeologist Innocent Pikirayi of the University of Pretoria. The medieval stone city in southeastern Zimbabwe sits in a region that is short of water today.

Great Zimbabwe’s residents turned old clay quarries below the Hill Complex into reservoirs that could hold at least 4.9 million gallons of water, and nearby clans still manage springs around the old stone city

Great Zimbabwe’s residents turned old clay quarries below the Hill Complex into reservoirs that could hold at least 4.9 million gallons of water, and nearby clans still manage springs around the old stone city

Great Zimbabwe’s residents stored rain and groundwater in big hollows called dhaka pits. Those reservoirs could have held at least 4.9 million gallons (18,400 cubic meters), according to a team led by archaeologist Innocent Pikirayi of the University of Pretoria. The medieval stone city in southeastern Zimbabwe sits in a region that is short of water today.

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