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

The Imago Mundi, the oldest known world map, offers a rare glimpse into the ... an ancient city north of Babylon along the Euphrates River. Despite its age, this artifact preserves a sophisticated ...

The system, with over 200 major canals and 4,000 smaller ones, was used to divert Euphrates River water to farms. Researchers traced the canals using satellite imagery and geological mapping.

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