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This is not so much evaluating the plausibility of independent civilization as it is a question of culture and political organization. What would be the culture and political organization of a bronze or Iron Age series of polities in the geographical region of South Africa "in a vacuum" so to speak? Plainly, what would it look like compared to Mesopotamia, China, or Mesoamerica? Barring minimal or no influence from the rest of the world, hence "in a vacuum".

I ask for understanding, as I know precious little about precolonial society in that region save for some names, like those of cultures or kingdoms (Xhosa, Zulu, San, etc.)
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