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Or war. Some of the oldest cities in the world are in the Levant - Aleppo and Damascus in Syria. Or Jericho in Palestine. The trouble is that those cities also
by N1H1L 5y ago
Or war.
Some of the oldest cities in the world are in the Levant - Aleppo and Damascus in Syria. Or Jericho in Palestine. The trouble is that those cities also have had gone through significant conflict, so ruins tend to not survive.
- lumost 5y agoIt’s unclear how many of these cities survive due to the conditions of the desert vs. other areas. The Mediterranean and Middle East are relatively dry climates which would favor stone construction. Temperate and wet climates may see more wood construction. Wood will not last long in a temperate or wet climate... Looking at colonial New England the main ruins are stone fences separating property, nails, and grave stones along with a few preserved homes. I’d be curious if it’s practical to tell the size of any of the population centers for pre columbian New England given how little remains of the colonial period.