11,000-year-old stone tower discovered at JERICHO by Kathleen Kenyon

11,000-year-old stone tower discovered at JERICHO by Kathleen Kenyon. Tower of JERICHO built around 11,000 years ago in Pre-Pottery Neolithic period Discovered during Kathleen Kenyon's excavations in the 1950s Tower diameter approximately 30 feet, height 28 feet

The Tower of JERICHO (~8000 BCE) is one of the oldest stone structures known! ~30ft wide, 28ft tall, with a 22-step interior staircase. Kenyon found it in the 1950s. 🏛️

Key Facts

• Tower of JERICHO built around 11,000 years ago in Pre-Pottery Neolithic period
• Discovered during Kathleen Kenyon's excavations in the 1950s
• Tower diameter approximately 30 feet, height 28 feet
• Constructed with undressed stone, 5-foot-thick walls
• Interior staircase with 22 steps leading to roof
• Conical shape, internally and externally plastered
• Base diameter 30 feet reducing to 23 feet at top
• Estimated 11,000 days of labor required for construction
• Built against boundary wall measuring half its height
• Roy Lien and Ran Bark published analysis in 2011 in Antiquity journal

Related site: JERICHO — view location, images, and history on the Ancient Nerds map.

Source: The Incredible 11,000-Year-Old Tower of Jericho | Ancient Architects by Ancient Architects