Archaeologists have uncovered new evidence about an ancient Mesopotamian landscape, offering fresh insight into the legacy of black slavery during the early Islamic Period.

Investing in Irrigation in Saskatchewan will help us build our food system capacity. This builds resilience against the uncertainties of global trade and foreign policy. Trump’s tariffs and ...

Raw blocks of lapis lazuli were transported by foot or donkey from northeastern Afghanistan to Mesopotamian palaces, where artisans fashioned them into sculptures, bowls and jewelry. Sailing ...

This complex irrigation network reflects the advanced water management skills of ancient Mesopotamian farmers, who used the natural landscape to their advantage. Ground-truthing of the remote sensing ...

This analysis focuses on studying sediments in areas believed to have been ancient riverbeds or irrigation canals around the city. A rendering of the digital twin of the archaeological landscape of ...

Well over a century ago, irrigation began helping farmers grow crops in semi-arid southern Alberta. The irrigation industry now contributes $3.6 billion annually to Alberta’s GDP and represents ...

Over 200 canals and 4,000 smaller channels identified in Iraq The system supplied water to farms before the first millennium B.C. A shift in the Euphrates River led to the canals becoming obsolete ...

As a result, the ancient irrigation system was preserved intact, which is a rarity compared to other Mesopotamian locations where later construction buried or eradicated such systems. The ...

The irrigation system reveals the impressive engineering skills of ancient Mesopotamian farmers. They used the natural landscape to direct water efficiently. For example, they took advantage of ...

This complex irrigation network reflects the advanced water management skills of ancient Mesopotamian farmers, who used the natural landscape to their advantage. The high river levees allowed water to ...

“Rivers in the Mesopotamian floodplain are the primary water source for irrigation, and farmers in the past needed to have basic skills in diverting water from rivers to their farms,” the ...