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Archaeologists excavating ancient Jericho (Tell es-Sultan) have uncovered one of the most stunning confirmations of Scripture. Digging through layers of collapsed masonry and burned debris, they found something no ancient city should show: The walls had fallen outward. City walls don’t do that. When an army attacks, walls fall inward. But at Jericho, the thick mudbrick walls had collapsed outward, forming a ramp—exactly what the Bible describes when it says “the wall fell down flat, so the people went up into the city” (Joshua 6:20). Excavators also discovered: •A massive burn layer, showing the city was destroyed by intense fire (Joshua 6:24). •Jars full of grain—proving the city fell quickly, not after a long siege. •Evidence dating to the exact time frame of Joshua and the Israelite conquest. Archaeology has once again done what it always does: catch up to the Bible.