
City Wall
photoLooking west along the southern wall of Early Bronze Age Arad. This solid wall is about 10' thick. Note the semi–circular tower [left center of image]. Thick city walls with semi-circular towers attached to them are characteristic of Early Bronze Age cities (compare et–Tell, Yarmuth, etc.).
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Image from the Zondervan Atlas of the Bible, p. 89.
Keywords:Israel · South · Biblical Negev · Negev · Negeb · Eastern Negev · Arad · Early Bronze Age · 2800 · City Gate · City Wall · Gate · Wall · Ruth Amiran · Semi-circular Tower · Zondervan Atlas of the Bible · Carl Rasmussen · 89 · ISBNAR02