ðɪs dᵻfˈɛnsɪv wˈɔːl, kənstɹˈʌktᵻd ɚɹˈaʊnd bˈɑːɹɹɪkˌɑːt dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ˈɪndoʊɡɹˈiːk fˈeɪz bᵻlˈɔŋz tə mˈækɹəfˌeɪz θɹˈiː ˈeɪ tˈuː, ˈæftɚ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti bˌiːsˈiː, æz pɜː tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkstiːn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvəntˌiːn ˌɛkskəvˈeɪʃənz baɪ ðə sˈeɪm ɪtˈæliən mˈɪʃən wɛn ðɪs wˈɔːl, mˈæsɪv ænd ɪmpˈoʊzɪŋ, wʌz dˈeɪɾᵻd baɪ nˌuːmɪsmˈæɾɪk fˈaɪndɪŋz ænd ɹˌeɪdɪoʊkˈɑːɹbən ɐnˈæləsˌɪs.
This defensive wall, constructed around Barikot during the Indo-Greek phase belongs to Macrophase 3a2, after 150 BC, as per 2016–2017 excavations by the same Italian mission when this wall, massive and imposing, was dated by numismatic findings and radiocarbon analysis.