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Title: Frontier wall of the state of Qi explored
Post by: Duncan Head on February 19, 2025, 10:13:01 AM

https://archaeologymag.com/2025/02/oldest-section-of-chinas-great-wall-discovered/

This is one of the defensive walls of individual states which preceded the "real" Great Wall, and thought to be the earliest. It was apparently intended to guard against other Chinese states, not northern nomads.

Title: Re: Frontier wall of the state of Qi explored
Post by: Imperial Dave on February 19, 2025, 11:06:36 AM

nice find Duncan thanks

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