Ancient walls — that served as 'Google Maps' for the Mayans — discovered in Mexico
Nearly seven dozen albarradas, or limestone walls, were discovered in Quintana Roo, officials said.
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Nearly seven dozen albarradas, or limestone walls, were discovered in Quintana Roo, officials said.
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Scientists find a colossal rampart surrounding Khaybar Oasis, offering insights into ancient societies during the 4th and 3rd millennia BCE.
It's unclear who built this structure, and why exactly it was so big.
<p>The North Arabian Desert oases were inhabited by sedentary populations in the 4<sup>th</sup> and 3<sup>rd</sup> millennia BCE. A fortification enclosing the Khaybar Oasis—one of the longest known going back to this period—was just revealed by a team of scientists from the CNRS and the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU). This new walled oasis is, along with that of Tayma, one of the two largest in Saudi Arabia. While a number of walled oases dating back to the Bronze Age had already been documented, this major discovery sheds new light...