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.

Researchers mapped over 4,000 canals in the Mesopotamian region around Eridu, history’s first city. The research team found that the canals irrigated more than 700 farms in the region, which was ...

A team of researchers identified and mapped a vast network of irrigation canals near Eridu, considered the oldest city in history. The discovery reveals one of the region's most well-preserved ...

Archaeologists made a staggering discovery underneath the world's oldest city, uncovering 4,000 canals that would have fed over 700 farms. Eridu in southern Mesopotamia, or modern-day Iraq ...

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

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Researchers mapped over 4,000 canals in the Mesopotamian region around Eridu, history’s first city. The research team found that the canals irrigated more than 700 farms in the region, which was ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a vast network of canals underneath the world’s oldest city in Mesopotamia, shedding more light on the rise of farming in the region. Researchers, led by geoarchaeologist ...

Ground-truthing of the remote sensing work: A) drone images show two minor irrigation canals; B & C) photographs of the two small canals. Credit: J. Jotheri et al. The research, conducted by a ...