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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Vishwam Sankaran

Great Wall of China may be centuries older than previously thought

Archaeological excavations in eastern China's Shandong province suggest that some of the oldest sections of the Great Wall were built 300 years earlier than previously thought.

Recent digs in the Changqing area show that the engineering marvel wasn’t a single construction project, but a series of fortifications built during multiple dynasties.

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