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The headline is wrong. The study was not about the oldest fortresses in the world but about the oldest fortresses created by hunter-gatherers. Walls were built
by ftrobro 3y ago
The headline is wrong. The study was not about the oldest fortresses in the world but about the oldest fortresses created by hunter-gatherers. Walls were built around Jericho 10000 years ago, which means those walls are 2000 years older than the fortresses in the study.
https://www.britannica.com/place/Jericho-West-Bank https://www.britannica.com/place/Jericho-West-Bank
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- verbify 3y agoIs it possible that the walls around Jericho were there to keep out wild animals?
- SonicScrub 3y agoA simple wooden palisade keeps out wildlife just fine. The walls of a Jericho were a fair bit larger to put it mildly. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tell_es-Sultan#Walls https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tell_es-Sultan#Walls Is it really so hard to believe that the wealth and resource concentration that exists in cities would be a tempting target? Especially given the finite and often scarce resources available?The earliest cities almost all have walls. Those that don't usually have some other form of natural fortifications. Large stone walls are as old as our oldest societies