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The northern segment of the Great Wall of China was built not to block invading armies but rather to monitor civilian movement, an Israeli archaeologist said Tuesday. 周二，一位以色列考古学家说，中国长城北段的建造并不是为了阻挡军队入侵，而是为了监视平民行动。 When researchers fully mapped the Great Wall's 740-kilometre (460-mile) Northern Line for the first time, their findings challenged previous assumptions. 研究人员首次绘制了长城北段总长740千米（460英里）的地图，他们的发现与之前的假设不符。 "Prior to our research, most people thought the wall's purpose was to stop Genghis Khan's army," said Gideon Shelach-Lavi from Jerusalem's Hebrew University, who led the two-year study. 耶路撒冷希伯来大学的Gideon Shelach-Lavi领导进行了这项持续两年的研究，他说：“在我们的研究之前，大多数人以为建造城墙的目的是要阻挡成吉思汗的军队。” But the Northern Line, lying mostly in Mongolia, winds through valleys, is relatively low in height and close to paths, pointing to non-military functions. 但北段主要位于蒙古，穿越山谷，高度相对较低，靠近小路，这一切都指向非军事功能。 "Our conclusion is that it was more about monitoring or blocking the movement of people and livestock, maybe to tax them," Shelach-Lavi said. | 
