What city has the longest history and still uses the same name today as in ancient times? ++++++++++++ 07-18-02, 03:40 PM DorianGreyed I think it is Jericho.
07-18-02, 09:28 PM mahal We may need a ruling, I thought it was Damascas, mentioned in written documents in the 3rd millenium BC. Jericho's longevity is similar.
indicates that Damascus may date to 6000 or perhaps even 8000 BC.
07-18-02, 11:43 PM mahal Here's what I found in the American Academic Encyclopedia:
"Damascas, which is often said to be the world's oldest continuously inhabited city, has obscure origins..."
"The earliest occupation of the site [speaking of Tell al-Sultan, Jericho in field archaeologicalese], dating from the 10th millenium BC..." Inhabitation of the city wasn't considered continuous because there were several long periods with no evidence of occupation.
The name of the city was really what I was after, but I'm not able to find anything difinitive between the two.
07-19-02, 01:42 AM DorianGreyed I was guessing at what I thought was a question about the oldest city. I didn't even think about "continuously inhabited." It seems to me that each answer is correct, depending on the interpretation of the question.
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