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Longest and most intact section of Hasmonean city wall uncovered in Jerusalem
Archaeologists in Jerusalem completed the exposure of a remarkably well-preserved segment of a city wall dating to the late 2nd century BCE, in the Hasmonean-Maccabean period. Unearthed within the Kishle complex at the Tower of David, adjacent to the historic citadel...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/12/section-of-hasmonean-city-wall-in-jerusalem/
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Secrets of the mysterious Gobi wall revealed: archaeologists uncover imperial purpose behind 200-mile structure
In Mongolia’s Gobi Desert is a 321-kilometer-long wall that, until recently, was one of East Asia’s least understood components of medieval infrastructure. Called the Gobi Wall, this enormous structure has mystified archaeologists for decades...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/secrets-of-the-mysterious-gobi-wall-revealed/
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