Huffman, Thomas N. 2005. Mapungubwe. Ancient African Civilisation on the Limpopo. Johannesburg: Wits University Press. Short introductory booklet with many photos, maps, diagrams.

Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA). 2015. Mapungubwe Reconsidered: A Living Legacy. Johannesburg: MISTRA.
Especially Chapters 1, 3, 4, 5, 6.

Mda, Z. 2013. The Sculptors of Mapungubwe. Cape Town: Kwela Books.