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title: Walls of Jericho
author: Daniel Case
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5690/walls-of-jericho/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Walls of Jericho
_Authored by Daniel Case_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5690.jpg)
## Image Caption
Exacvated remains of the fabled walls of Jericho, c. 8000 BCE. The stone [wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/) was originally 3.6 meters (11.8 feet) high and 1.8 meters (5.9 feet) wide at the base.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Case, D. (2016, September 19). Walls of Jericho. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Case, Daniel. "Walls of Jericho." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 19, 2016. .
### MLA
Case, Daniel. "Walls of Jericho." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Sep 2016, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Excavated_walls_of_Jericho.jpg) by [**Daniel Case**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Excavated_walls_of_Jericho.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 19 September 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.