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Tell Aswad Tower Defense Constructed

One of the earliest known defensive structures in the world, with evidence of organized conflict and community coordination for collective defense.

When9650 BCE
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Importance70/100
Source confidence75/100

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Tell Aswad, Su-uk-su or Shuksa, is a large prehistoric, Neolithic tell, about 5 hectares (540,000 ft2) in size, located around 48 kilometres (30 mi) from Damascus in Syria, on a tributary of the Barada River at the eastern end of the village of Jdeidet el Khass.

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