Proto-city
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A proto-city is a large, dense Neolithic settlement that is largely distinguished from a city by its lack of planning and centralized rule. The term mega-sites is also used. While the precise classifi
A model of Çatalhöyük, a commonly cited example of a proto-city.
The excavated Tower of Jericho
The excavated ruins of Çatalhöyük.
A reconstruction of a Cucuteni-Trypillian site.
Tower of Jericho
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The Tower of Jericho is an 8.5-metre-tall stone structure built in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A period around 8000 BC. It is part of Tell es-Sultan, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the State of Palesti
Proto-city
…over an area of 2 or 3 ha, and its most notable features include stone walls 3m wide and 4m tall, as well as the oldest known monumental building, the Tower of Jericho: a large stone tower 8m high and built c. 8000 BC. The Tower required substantial communal effort to build, with an estimated 10,400 person-days invested…
Tower of Jericho
The cross-section model of the tower, showing the staircase