China’s other great wall is impressive, too—and steeped in history
The 8.5-mile-long wall that surrounds Xi’an, touted as one of the best-preserved walled fortifications in China, could be the ...
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The Great Wall Of China Wasn’t Built To Keep Out Genghis Khan — But To Control Nomadic Shepherds
The Great Wall of China was constructed ... of ancient history. “For us, the question was who built it and why,” he said. “If we think about it, the question of why people build walls ...
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The Great Wall of China Might Be Older Than We Thought
New research suggests that some sections of the wall were constructed during the Western Zhou dynasty between 1046 and 771 ...
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China’s unseen Great Wall: Untold story of Xi'an’s historic structure
When people mention 'wall' in relation to China, they usually refer to the Great Wall of China. But do you know there are ...
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Archaeologists Uncovered the Oldest Section of the Great Wall of China Yet
The oldest known part of the Great Wall of China was recently excavated, dating 300 years earlier than the previous ...
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Great Wall Of China Could Be Significantly Older Than Previously Realized
"This archaeological discovery pushes the construction date of the Great Wall back to the Western Zhou period, establishing ...
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Archaeologists Claim The Great Wall of China Is 300 Years Older Than Previously Thought
The Great Wall was initially built to safeguard ancient ... insights into the wall's rich history. This section is the "earliest known Great Wall in China", said Liu Zheng, a member of the Chinese ...
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Great Wall of China may be centuries older than previously thought
At such a critical moment in US history ... but a series of fortifications built during multiple dynasties. The Great Wall was built to secure ancient China’s northern borders against nomadic ...
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Great Wall of China is even OLDER than we thought, scientists say
It pushes back the estimated origins of the wall, which is one of the largest manmade structures on Earth, by 300 years. The remarkable find, located in Changqing District, within the capital city ...
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The Great Wall Of China is Much Older Than We Thought
Some ancient sections of Great Wall of China in Shandong Province south of Beijing are 300 years older than previously ...
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Great Wall of China may be centuries older than previously thought
Archaeological excavations in eastern China's Shandong province suggest that some of the oldest sections of the Great Wall were built 300 years earlier than previously thought. Recent digs in the ...