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

Researchers in Iraq have uncovered an extensive Mesopotamian canal system used for irrigation over 3,000 years ago.

Allied forces are closing in on Baghdad but could soon encounter a Republican Guard division guarding the city, UK Prime Minister Tony Blair says. He told the British Parliament that the war ...

The study provided a clear picture of the well-planned ancient irrigation system that once flourished in the region.

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

Researchers have uncovered a vast and well-preserved network of ancient irrigation canals in the Eridu region of southern ...

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

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

Long ago, the Euphrates shifted course, forcing people to abandon the area. Unlike other Mesopotamian sites where the river changes disrupted irrigation systems, Eridu’s landscape remained untouched.