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History is being rewritten at an archaeological site in Morocco. What the discovery of an ancient wall tells us
In the hills of northwestern Morocco, overlooking the river that gives the site its name, research at Oued Beht is bringing to light a previously unknown chapter of the region's past.
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In northwestern Morocco’s Oued Beht hills, archaeologists uncovered a substantial built structure overlooking the eponymous river. The wall, dating to the second millennium BC, indicates that local communities were actively shaping their environment during that period. The find also suggests these groups were part of broader Mediterranean interaction networks. The discovery adds a new chapter to the region’s history, showing earlier complex settlement activity than previously known.
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