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Moats
 A few
Iron Age Moabite sites had moats, artificial ditches, as an
added means of protection. Akuzeh, situated at the end of the
spur of a hill, had three steep slopes to protect the site from
the west, north, and south sides but was easily accessible from
the east. Therefore, the ancient builders dug a moat across the
east side, from ravine to ravine, thereby isolating the
fortress. Unlike many European medieval castle moats, this moat
was not intended to hold water. The ditch was difficult to cross
and constituted the protection itself. A similar moat cut into bedrock was found at Khirbet
Mdeinet el-Mu`arrajeh on the south side of the site.
The volute capitals of Mudaybi<sup>c</sup>
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Last Updated on
10/25/2002 08:49 AM
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