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This low narrow tunnel was built by ancient people called the Hittites using simple tools in what is now Turkey The First Tunnels How How do people get from one place to another Sometimes there are obstacles that block the way such as a mountain or a body of water Thousands of years ago ancient engineers came up with a way to cross these obstacles They built a passageway under the ground This passageway is called a tunnel 44
We don't know who built the first tunnel but we do know they have been used for at least 4,000 years About that time people known as Babylonians built a tunnel under the Euphrates River This tunnel connected the royal palace and a temple The Euphrates River was an important feature of the ancient landscape but it was also an obstacle to be crossed by the Babylonian people who lived along its shores 5
