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The Wall Egypt Built Before the Pharaohs
Sep 9, 2026 ·
15m 39s
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The Wall Egypt Built Before the Pharaohs
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More than five thousand years ago, long before the pyramids of Giza, people at Hierakonpolis built an enormous wooden palisade around one of the most important ceremonial and administrative centers...
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More than five thousand years ago, long before the pyramids of Giza, people at Hierakonpolis built an enormous wooden palisade around one of the most important ceremonial and administrative centers in Upper Egypt.
Only part of that wall had been excavated. Then researchers used ground penetrating radar to follow its buried foundation without digging. What they found extended the structure farther into the landscape and suggested something unexpected. The wall may have protected more than political power. It may also have defended the settlement from the Nile itself.
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Only part of that wall had been excavated. Then researchers used ground penetrating radar to follow its buried foundation without digging. What they found extended the structure farther into the landscape and suggested something unexpected. The wall may have protected more than political power. It may also have defended the settlement from the Nile itself.
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