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An ancient monumental city gate, at least 5,500 years old, has been discovered at Tel Erani in southern Israel, making it Israel’s oldest gate by centuries! The stone gate structure was built from importing giant stone blocks, with the locally available mudbrick mixed in. At 1.5 meters (4.92 feet) high, it comprises a passageway built of large stones leading into the ancient city, with two stone guard towers flanking it. Subverting Tradition: A Show of Strength? Haaretz reported that the method of construction is a deviation from the traditional mudbrick, which was exclusively used for such construction. “This is the first time that such a large gate dating to the Early Bronze IB has been uncovered,” Emily Bischoff, the IAA’s