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

Beneath the ruins of Eridu, archaeologists have uncovered an extensive ancient irrigation system that once sustained early ...

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

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

Researchers have uncovered a vast and well-preserved network of ancient irrigation canals in the Eridu region of southern Mesopotamia, shedding new light on early farming practices. The research team, ...

The irrigation network consists of over 200 primary canals, some of which stretch up to nine kilometers in length and are between two and five meters wide. Fired clay brick stamped with the name ...

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 ...

Archaeologists excavating at the ancient city of Aspendos, 25 miles east of Antalya on the Turkish coast, have unearthed an incredible marble statue of Hermes, the messenger of Zeus in ancient ...

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

Ziggurat of Ur. Credit: flickr / Joshua McFall CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Archaeologists have uncovered an extensive irrigation system, including canals and farms, near Sumerian Eridu, an ancient Mesopotamian ...