The Twa people were split into two groups: The Kafwe Twa lived around the Kafue flats while the other, The Lukanga Twa lived around the Lukanga Swamp. It is believed that the Khoisan people groups originated in East Africa and spread southwards around 150,000 years ago. The area of modern Zambia is known to have been inhabited by the Khoisan and Batwa peoples until around AD 300 when migrating Bantu began to settle around these areas. Khoisan and Batwa Ancient (but graffitied) Rock Art in Nsalu Cave, Kasanka National Park in North-Central Zambia. The fossil skull remains of Broken Hill Man, dated between 300,000 and 125,000 years BC, further shows that the area was inhabited by early humans. In particular, ancient camping site tools near the Kalambo Falls have been radiocarbon dated to more than 36,000 years ago. Prehistoric era Īrchaeological excavation work on the Zambezi Valley and Kalambo Falls show a succession of human cultures. History Skull of Broken Hill Man discovered in present-day Kabwe. Finally, in December 1963, the federation was dissolved, and the Republic of Zambia was formed out of Northern Rhodesia on October 24, 1964. After many years of suggested mergers, Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia, and Nyasaland were merged into the British Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.īy 1960, British Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan, declared that the age of colonial rule in Africa was ending. Northern Rhodesia became a British sphere of influence in the present-day region of Zambia in 1888, and was officially proclaimed a British protectorate in 1924.
The history of Zambia experienced many stages from colonization to independence from Britain on October 24, 1964.
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