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Posted on September 5th, 2009
Category : News
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An archaeological dig in Jerusalem has turned up a 3,700-year-old wall that is the largest and oldest of its kind found in the region, experts say. Standing 8 meters (26 feet) high, the wall of huge cut stones is a marvel to archaeologists. “To build straight walls up 8 meters … I don’t know how to do it today without mechanical equipment,” said the excavation’s director, Ronny Reich. “I don’t think that any engineer today without electrical power [could] do it.” Archaeologist Eli Shukron of the Israel Antiquities Authority added, “You see all the big boulders – all the boulders are 4 to 5 tons.”

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