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The Mesopotamian tunnel below
the Euphrates River is believed to
have been 3,000 ft (914 m) long. USE THE
TUNNEL. WE’VE
JUST FINISHED
HOW DO I GET IT!
ACROSS THE
RIVER?
To make the Euphrates tunnel, workers probably diverted
the river, dug a trench across the riverbed, built a brick tunnel,
and then let the river flow over it.
Hezekiah’s Tunnel was built
2,700 years ago to bring water
into Jerusalem, Israel. Today,
you can walk through it—but
you might get a little wet!
WOW, THIS IS
SO OLD . . .
AND SO
DAMP!
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