The 1974 edition of the Guinness Book of Records called the walls of Benin City, Nigeria, the “world’s largest earthworks done before the mechanical era,” stretching over 9,000 miles. Benin City also had early street lighting, with massive metal lamps set up across the city. These ancient moats run deep in history, with signs of their existence dating back before the rise of the Oba monarchy. The construction kicked off around 800 AD, going on until 1460 AD, using manual labor to move earth from

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