[SunkenCiv]

A new study highlights the discovery of the Mongolian Arc, a 405-kilometer wall system in eastern Mongolia, revealing its architectural significance and prompting questions about its construction, purposes, and impacts. This research, part of a larger project examining historical wall systems, offers fresh insights into ancient civilizations and their legacies. Above is a drone photo of Khaltaryn Balgas. ["Unraveling the Mongolian Arc: a Field Survey and Spatial Investigation of a Previously Unexplored Wall System in Eastern Mongolia" by Ying Tung Fung, Angaragdulguun Gantumur, Ido Wachtel, Amartuvshin Chunag, Zhidong Zhang, Or Fenigstein, Dan Golan and Gideon Shelach-Lavi, 27 December 2023, Journal of Field Archaeology.]

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[Bob434]

I bet they built it knowing that it would some day keep woke Californians and nyers out!

[FlingWingFlyer]

Imagine the money, time and manpower that could have been saved if the Mongolians and Chinese had all the “Walls Don’t Work” jackasses we’ve got now back in those days.

[Sequoyah101]

Oh sure, just another screed for a paid vacation. What a COS. The wall was built for defense, no need to study any other purpose if there is a need to study anything but its existence at all. How was it built, when, by whom and how long did it take, was it effective?

"This finding uncovers the importance of this ancient architectural wonder and raises important inquiries regarding the reasons behind its construction, its purpose, and the wider consequences of these massive structures.

Their findings contribute to a larger multidisciplinary project exploring historical wall systems and their socio-political, economic, and environmental impacts, marking a pivotal milestone in understanding ancient civilizations and their enduring legacies..."

Social claptrap.

[logi_cal869]

Ignoring the troll, what’s interesting is that if you overlay this map over a map of the Great Wall, it fills in nicely to a major gap of the Ming Dynasty segment.

Definitely lots of room for scientific study, but I don’t expect much unbiased science coming out of the ccp on matters of a Mongolian ‘great wall’ project...

[Doctor Congo]

Perhaps the trench is a canal for irrigation...

[going hot]

Usually when the terrain is flat, and you wish to make a running wall, the result is a trench to one side of it. That’s how it works in my annual garden plot. :-)

[Verginius Rufus]

405 kilometers is about 247 miles. Asia is a big continent so it’s easy to see how they could overlook something so small.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Thanks so much!
PING to a few Buddies!
Exit and rusty!
We’re taking a trip to Mongolia!