The walls of Jericho, built around 8,000 BC, are considered the oldest known city walls in the world [OC] [4000×2665]
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The walls of Jericho, built around 8,000 BC, are considered the oldest known city walls in the world [OC] [4000×2665]
by intofarlands
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The Tel of Jericho, known locally as Tel es-Sultan, appears at first glance to be little more than a vast, earthen mound rising out of the town. And to our surprise, it was quite compact. We could easily walk the length of it in fifteen minutes and see all the points of interest, though we lingered for closer to forty. Beneath our feet lay 20 layers of ancient settlements, with the deepest, oldest sections, dating back a staggering 11,000 years into the distant past.
The true highlight of the mound is a glimpse of the ancient stone tower and city wall. At over 8,000 years old, it is the oldest defensive wall ever discovered in the world. I stood there for a long moment, gazing upon those ancient stones stacked one upon the other, wondering what tales they would tell if they could only speak.
If interested in more photos of Jericho and how we reached the site: [Jericho](https://www.intofarlands.com/short-stories/ancient-city-of-jericho)
Then a simple blow with the horn was enough to break them, so 2/20 xD