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A day in the life of an archeologist at Great Zimbabwe

Water security is currently among the most significant global challenges for human subsistence and environmental health. UP archeologists have discovered that during the middle ages, the people of Great Zimbabwe developed means to conserve water which could make for effective strategies in terms of water management and conservation today.
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Prof Innocent Pikirayi, and Dr Bongumenzi Nxumalo