World's Oldest City Had a Massive Canal System, Experts Uncover an Ancient Irrigation Network in Eridu Throughout history, ...

History’s first city, at least according to the ancient text known as the Sumerian King List found on a clay tablet, was also ...

Eridu was left dry and uninhabited, preserving it like no other Mesopotamian region with irrigation systems that ended up ...

Researchers have identified an extensive Mesopotamian canal network that supplied ancient farms in the Eridu region with ...

The irrigation network consists of over 200 primary canals, some of which stretch up to nine kilometers in length and are ...

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Archaeologists have discovered a massive and well-preserved network of ancient irrigation canals in southern Mesopotamia, ...

In the heart of ancient Mesopotamia, a group of researchers has achieved a significant archaeological milestone: the ...

Archaeologists have uncovered an extensive irrigation system, including canals and farms, near Sumerian Eridu, an ancient Mesopotamian city long believed to be the oldest in history. The discovery ...