Jericho mystery solved: It was a tower of power

Friday, February 18, 2011 - 18:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Since its discovery about 60 years ago, one of the earliest stone monuments in the history of humankind, a tower on the western edge of the ancient settlement of Tel Jericho, has inspired a number of theories about why it was built.

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