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Verified, buried places in South Africa · Mysteria

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🇿🇦 South Africa · Buried city

Thulamela — Buried Midden North (Kruger, South Africa)

Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE) · Bronze Age

Thulamela — Buried Midden North (Kruger, South Africa) in Limpopo, Thulamela Buried, South Africa is a Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE) buried city …