Before its destruction, Tall el-Hammam was a bustling town of perhaps 8,000 people, with mud-brick buildings and a four-story palace. Researchers stand at the Tall el-Hammam archaeological site in Jordan. Tall el-Hammam is located just north of the Dead Sea in the Joran River valley. (NASA)It will happen again, LeCompte warnsThe researchers point out that there are modern precedents for an event like this. But LeCompte says those that look at Tall el-Hammam as a historical curiosity are missing the point.

Source: CBC News September 24, 2021 20:04 UTC