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Ancient Walls:
Though the life and achievements of cities stand out preeminently in the earliest pages of recorded history, it has only been in the 20th century that they have assumed the character and proportions with which we are familiar.
Ancient World. The cities of ancient times were mostly small, densely populated areas surrounded by defensive walls. Politically such a center was completely intergrated with the surrounding countryside as a city-state. Judged by modern standards, the truly urban area within the walls was very limited in extent and population. These ancient cities looked large to contemporary writers, and they brought down to our day an exaggerated impression of city size.Working under Schliemann's supervision, some 150 workers with picks and shovels opened a trench across the site. Schliemann recorded in his journal that within an hour of digging he came upon the ruins of ancient walls. In the first three years he uncovered fortress walls, buildings, large numbers of coins and potsherds, and a treasure of gold and silver jewelry and vessels.
When choosing climbers for planting against houses or high walls, the direction that they will face must be considered since climbers on shaded walls will get little direct sunshine; those on some sunny walls may get too much; and those on walls with sun for part of the day may be exposed to cold winds. The problem hardly arises with fences, since plants quickly rise above them. The soil close to house walls can be dry, and until climbers become established they may need regular watering.
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