Morocco’s Oued Beht Holds North Africa’s Oldest Defensive System Beyond the Nile
Archaeologists dated a ditch-and-rampart system at Oued Beht in Morocco to 3,500–4,000 years ago. Here is what it reveals about a changing North African settlement.
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Archaeologists dated a ditch-and-rampart system at Oued Beht in Morocco to 3,500–4,000 years ago. Here is what it reveals about a changing North African settlement.
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