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Show Oldest Temple-Fort Found by Explorers in the Orient A prehistoric architect's, conception concep-tion of a combined citadel and temple tem-ple of worship, antedating by nearly three centuries the earliest biblical reference to temple fortresses, has been uncovered by archeologists at Tepe Gawra, In northern Mesopotamia, Mesopo-tamia, It was announced at the University Uni-versity of Pennsylvania. The discovery discov-ery and excavation of the massive walled "round house," a circular building of sun brick unique among all prehistoric finds, climaxed the seventh season of work at the "Great Mound" 15 miles northeast of Mosul by a Joint expedition of the university univer-sity museum and the American Schools of Oriental Research. |