THE HISTORY OF ZAMBIA
Early stone age sites – 60 000 years ago (primitive humans began using fire systematically
The skull of Broken Hill Man- dated to 70 000 years ago, gives an indication of what humans of that period looked like.
Middle Stone Age - Manufacture of tools, differentiation between populations, and burial of the dead, that modern man probably emerged in Zambia, at least 25 000 years ago.
By 15 000 years ago, the Late Stone Age commenced invention of the bow and arrow, which revolutionised hunting and also gave humans a mechanical weapon of war and a musical instrument!
David Livingstone discovered, and named after Queen Victoria, the great Waterfall, Kololo tribe had already called Mosi oa Tunya (The Smoke that Thunders)
24th October 1964, Zambia gained independence with president Kaunda for 27 years. Although during his early years great strides were made in the areas of education, health and infrastructure, his attempts to ‘decolonise the economy by......
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