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The defensive walls surrounding Ugarit have all the hallmarks of Late Bronze Age military architecture. The walls are sloping which prevented siege engines being brought too close to the top of the wall as well as increasing the width of the wall to resist under-mining. Towers, one of which can be seen to the left, projected from the wall line to provide covering fire. The small gate, protected by this tower is a Postern Gate. These small gates could be opened and closed quickly to let troops in or out of the city without the danger of opening the larger city gate.
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