Monday, 22 February 2016

93-Mile-Long Ancient Wall in Jordan Puzzles Archaeologists

93-Mile-Long Ancient Wall in Jordan Puzzles Archaeologists

A new map of an ancient wall that extended 93 miles (150 kilometers) in Jordan has left archaeologists with a series of mysteries, including questions over when the wall was built, who built it and what its purpose was. Known today as the "Khatt Shebib," the wall's existence was first reported in 1948, by Sir Alec Kirkbride, a British diplomat in Jordan. Archaeologists with the Aerial Archaeology in Jordan (AAJ) project have been investigating...

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