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English: Schematic section of the second phase of the Neolithic wall around en:Tell es-Sultan (Ancient Jericho), and its relationship with the Tower of Jericho, after Bar-Yosef (1986) and Kenyon (1981). Two human figures are included for an approximate scale.
Legend
Kenyon's "town wall II"
Previous phase of wall
Tower of Jericho
Estimated full size of the wall and tower
Earth
References
  • Bar-Yosef, Ofer (1986). "The Walls of Jericho: An Alternative Interpretation". Current Anthropology 27 (2): 157–162. DOI : 10.1086/203413 . ISSN 0011-3204 .
  • Kenyon, Kathleen M. (1981) Excavations at Jericho, Vol. III: The Architecture and Stratigraphy of the Tell , London : British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem ISBN : 0950054232 .
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Phase II of the Neolithic wall at Tell es-Sultan (Ancient Jericho)

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14 February 2021