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Fortifications: Why walls of stone and not of earth?
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The other day, I was asked what advantages stone or brick walls actually have over rammed earth or mudbrick walls? Conventionally, the latter are more associated with the bronze or iron age and the former rather with classical and medieval times, but are stone or brick walls actually an improvement? And in what respects?
Stefan (Literary references to the discussed topics are always appreciated.)
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Fortifications: Why walls of stone and not of earth? - by Eleatic Guest - 10-09-2006, 10:08 PM

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