A Canaanite Corbelled Vault - Excavating Tel Shimron

During excavations at the site of Tel Shimron in northern Israel, archaeologists were shocked to discover the earliest example of a corbelled vault ever discovered in the Levant. The vaulted chamber dates to around 1800 BCE, a time when this style of mudbrick construction was well known in Mesopotamia but not yet common in the lands of Canaan.

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That is incredible!

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Awesome

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So you made it that far and are just going to fill it in? I'm sensing those uncomfortable Time Team vibes here. Why wouldn't you just pull out the rocks and see where the tunnel goes? Have those engineers back and figure out a little more bracing.