100 African Cities Destroyed By Europeans: WHY there are seldom historical buildings and monuments i

[I.AM.PIFF]

You can't say anything positive about Africa without these people getting angry. Nothing.

It's like there's something #inherently present within them to discredit anything that didn't come from them or didn't need them to flourish

 

[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

And dudes wonder why I keep saying 'Stop claiming Egypt. We don't need to.'​

 

[b_priest9mm]

Like the Native American shaman in the x-files said (and I'm paraphrasing): "The Earth will eventually give up her secrets. No one can hide the truth forever."

 

[KingpinOG]

How were the cities built primarily with stone destroyed? It would take days to level a stone city with modern equipment, and the colonialists who came from distant lands hardly had enough explosives with them to level cities? Serious question. Cause it seems like a big task for generally poorly equipped foot soldiers from Europe.

I thought the exact same thing which is why I highly doubt any of these claims............

 

[RatherUnique]

I thought the exact same thing which is why I highly doubt any of these claims............

Wooden cities could be burnt. But the logistics of demolishing stone cities would be immense. It would be more likely that inhabitants could be killed or driven out, leaving stone cities. But out right destruction of them? Unlikely.

 

[Poitier]

Wooden cities could be burnt. But the logistics of demolishing stone cities would be immense. It would be more likely that inhabitants could be killed or driven out, leaving stone cities. But out right destruction of them? Unlikely.

Most were not made of stone (outside of Great Zimbabwe) or only had stone fronts, plus Europeans definitely had enough explosives.

 

[RatherUnique]

Most were not made of stone (outside of Great Zimbabwe) or only had stone fronts, plus Europeans definitely had enough explosives.

Almost every picture in this thread was a stone city. But fair enough.

 

[Poitier]

Almost every picture in this thread was a stone city. But fair enough.

mud brick

The Great Mosque of Djenné, in central Mali, is the world's largest mudbrick structure. It, like much Sahelian architecture, is built with a mudbrick called Banco: a recipe of mud and grain husks, fermented, and either formed into bricks or applied on surfaces as a plaster like paste in broad strokes. This plaster must be reapplied annually.[2]

 

[RatherUnique]

mud brick

The Great Mosque of Djenné, in central Mali, is the world's largest mudbrick structure. It, like much Sahelian architecture, is built with a mudbrick called Banco: a recipe of mud and grain husks, fermented, and either formed into bricks or applied on surfaces as a plaster like paste in broad strokes. This plaster must be reapplied annually.[2]

Makes more sense.

 

[Mindfield333]

somebody gotta post this on reddit

 

[Bawon Samedi]

Good shyt @Poitier

He's isamophobia even if the culture, history, people are African/black...

 

[Bawon Samedi]

I'll actually be living in Timbuktu for a few years writing my PHD thesis on the Sahara trade routes in ancient times..

Interesting.


But I hope the situation tones down in that country before then...

 

[observe]

Interesting.


But I hope the situation tones down in that country before then...

Yeah I'm kinda paranoid..I have to deal with bandits and bribery in the desert

 

[KOohbt]

This legit makes me mad when I look at these pictures of how we were living back then. Imagine the street scenes just walking around. Must have been a real treat.

Damn man I wish I could've have been there.

 

[Bawon Samedi]

Yeah I'm kinda paranoid..I have to deal with bandits and bribery in the desert

I don't think they'll let you go if there's a major situation. IDK... My sister is going to Ethiopia and they said she wouldn't be allowed to go if there was a bad situation going on in Ethiopia. I could be wrong.

I wanted to go to Mali. Make sure you take pictures of the architecture.