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Mesopotamian irrigation system discovered, sheds light on early farming practices
A sprawling, hidden network of ancient irrigation canals has been uncovered near the ancient city of Eridu in southern Mesopotamia. Under the leadership of geoarchaeologist Jaafar Jotheri, researchers ...
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Babylonian Map of the World: The oldest known map of the ancient world
At the world's center sits the Euphrates River and the ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon. Labels written in cuneiform, an ancient text, note each location on the map, according to The British ...
The Independent21d
Vast network of canals found underneath world’s first city
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 ...
Daily Express21d
The 'world's first city' - 5,400 years old and had 4,000 canals
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 ...
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Archaeologists Discover a Network of More Than 4,000 Canals and 700 Farms in Eridu, the First City in History According to Mesopotamian Sources
Historically, Mesopotamia has depended on the Euphrates River and its ... This exceptional situation has enabled researchers to precisely identify and map a complex network of artificial canals ...
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Archaeologists Unearthed An Ancient Network of Canals Beneath the World’s First City
Researchers mapped over 4,000 canals in the Mesopotamian region around Eridu, history’s first city. The research team ... and remote sensing technology to map the area. With the canals ...