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massive character, it is difficult to resist the conclusion 
that they were not temporary trenches merely, but 
were permanently garrisoned. 
There is another alternative ; they may have been 
a place of refuge for the surrounding population in 
the nameless wars waged between rival kings. In 
that case they would, when resorted to, contain a 
still larger number of persons; women and children 
and aged men would be included, and to these must 
be added cattle and sheep. Now, reflecting upon 
these considerations, and recollecting the remarks 
previously made upon the lack of water on these hills, 
the very curious question arises, How did such an 
army, or such a refugee population with cattle and 
horses, supply themselves with sufficient water for 
drinking purposes? The closest examination of the 
camp itself fails to yield even a suggestion for an 
answer. 
There is not the slightest trace of a well, and it 
may fairly be questioned whether a well would have 
been practicable at that date. For this bold brow 
itself stands high enough ; but then, in addition, it is 
piled on an elevated plateau or table-land, beneath 
which again is the level at which springs break out. 
The wells of the district all commence on this table- 
land or plain. A depression, too, is chosen for the 
purpose, and their depth is about ninety feet on the 
average: many are much deeper. But when to this 
depth the task of digging right down through the hill 
