During excavations in the city of Syntana in the county of Arad in Romania, a fortress was discovered, built 3.4 thousand years ago, reports Aradon.ro. It turned out to be 3 times the size of the famous Troy. If the fortifications of Troy were located on an area of 29 hectares, then the area of the fortress in Syntan was more than 89 hectares.
Scientists named the fortress Veche. The first excavations at this site began in 2009. However, the most fruitful were the last two years of work, when a team of German specialists joined the local archaeologists.
Research has shown that the citadel was built in the 14th century BC. It was one of the largest fortresses during that period. Scientists have yet to answer the question of why a fortress of this size was built.
If Troy was built of stone, then Veche was created from clay and wood. The fortification was surrounded by a moat more than 4 meters deep and an embankment over 20 meters high.
Currently, scientists have managed to explore only a small part of the discovered fortress.
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Inside the fortress, the remains of a palace 100 meters long and 40 meters wide were found.