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Archaeologists find Assyrian siege ramp at biblical city of Azekah (www.haaretz.com)

Evidence supports the idea that the Assyrians used the ancient fortifications as the backbone of their siege, repurposing the remains of a 1,000-year-old city wall into an attack ramp.

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