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White settlers in Southern Africa were often reluctant to publish information about ancient civilisations like Great Zimbabwe because it contradicted their narrative of racial superiority and the idea that African societies were primitive or uncivilized. Acknowledging the advanced architecture, trade networks, and governance of these ancient cultures challenged the settlers' justification for colonization and land dispossession. By suppressing this knowledge, they aimed to reinforce their own socio-political dominance and maintain control over the region's narrative.

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