US EditionAncient Irrigation Canals Unveiled Beneath Mesopotamia's First City
- Archaeologists discovered an extensive network of ancient irrigation canals beneath Eridu, the world's oldest city, in southern Mesopotamia, Iraq.
- The canals date back to before the first millennium BC and supported over 700 farms in the region.
- Researchers, led by Jaafar Jotheri from Durham University, used satellite and drone imagery to identify nearly 200 primary canals connected to the Euphrates River.
- The preservation of the canal network provides insights into ancient farming techniques, showcasing the advanced agricultural knowledge of early civilizations.
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Archaeology breakthrough as incredible network of canals discovered underneath world's oldest city
Archaeologists have made a remarkable discovery beneath the world's oldest city, unearthing an extensive network of ancient canals.The vast irrigation system was found underneath Eridu in southern Mesopotamia, in present-day Iraq.Dating back to before the first millennium BC, the discovery sheds new light on how early farmers irrigated their fields.Eridu, believed to be around 5,400 years old and abandoned in 600 BC, is one of the best-preserved…
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Signs of the TimesMassive Mesopotamian canal network unearthed in Iraq
Researchers have identified an extensive Mesopotamian canal network that supplied ancient farms in the Eridu region with water from the Euphrates river before the first millennium B.C.
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