Sunday, December 29, 2013

Centuries Before China's 'Great Wall,' There Was Another

The Great Wall of China, built more than 2,000 years ago, stands as one of the monumental feats of ancient engineering. Stretching thousands of miles, it protected the newly unified country from foreign invaders. But before the Great Wall, warring Chinese dynasties built many other walls for protection. American archaeologist Gary Feinman recently began surveying one of the biggest.

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