TEL AVIV, Israel, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Archaeologists say they've discovered the remains of massive ancient fortifications protecting an Iron Age Assyrian harbor in present-day Israel.
Unearthed in an archaeological dig in the contemporary Israeli coastal city of Ashdod, the heart of the well-preserved fortifications is a mud-brick wall more than 12 feet thick and 15 feet high, researchers from Tel Aviv University reported.