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Neolithic Tower, Discovered and excavated by Kathleen Kenyon (1952-58) in her Trench I, the Neolithic tower was built and destroyed in Pre-Pottery Neolithic A, which Kenyon dated to 8000-7000 B.C. On the basis of this discovery, archaeologists have claimed that Jericho is the "oldest city in the world." Clearly such monumental construction reflects social organization and central authority, but there are good reasons to question both its dating to the 8th millennium B.C. and its function as a defensive fortification.http://www.bibleplaces.com/jericho.htm
Which city is the author thinking of which is older than Jericho?
a quich search reveals: unnamed drowned Indian city: http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn1808
Damascus: http://www.4to40.com/earth/history/index.asp?article=earth_history_oldestcityinworld
However, there does not seem to be consensus here on what 'oldest' means, and how big a city has to be.
--AvengingAngel 15:37, 26 April 2007 (EDT)