Fortress Cilicia: Megastructures in the Near East
The Ancients
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Architecture of the Priest Kings of Oba
There are a number of sites, maybe as many as 30, where this particular type of architecture is very prevalent. Each tower adjoins a large platform that's about five to eight meters wide. And ite's a stairway on the platform so you could store your equipment inside the tower. They would store them in boxes in the tower and bring em out during emergencies. Several of the towers, we're able to identify a very narrow sally poit on the other side of the tower for assault as well. This is what military specialists call an aggressive fortification system. It's designed for firing at the enemy and also for coming out and assaulting them through the gates as well.
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