The Oldest Defensive Wall on Earth Predates Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid by 5,300 Years

Although Göbekli Tepe is perhaps one of humankind’s most impressive architectural feats, there are numerous equally stumping structure spread across the planet.

Located in the city of Jericho in the West Bank, we find another bewildering structure, a wall that is arguably the oldest defensive wall discovered by archeologists anywhere in the world.

It was built of undressed stones and is located at an archaeological mound referred to as Tell es-Sultan.

Archaeological surveys indicate the wall is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic defensive or flood protection wall and dates to around 8,000 BC. This means that some 10,000 years ago, ancient humankind built complex defensive structures using massive stone blocks. Read the free article.