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Çatalhöyük, among the first known cities (lemmy.world)
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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Defensive reasons, probably. Ladders can be pulled up and enemies frustrated in that way, leaving no way to get in short of bashing down the house's walls (a much more tedious and slower process than kicking down a door).