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title: "Tell Aswad Tower Defense Constructed"
year: 9650
country: "Syria"
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startDate: "9650-01-01"
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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.

## Summary

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.

## Sources

- [Tell Aswad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tell_Aswad) - Wikipedia

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