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 ...

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

Researchers have uncovered a vast and well-preserved network of ancient irrigation canals in the Eridu region of southern Mesopotamia, shedding new light on early farming practices. The research ...

“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 ...

Researchers found thousands of ancient irrigation canals up to 5.6 miles (9 kilometers) long carved into the landscape near Basra in Iraq, which at the time was the Eridu region of Mesopotamia. ...

This left the area dry and uninhabited in modern times, preserving the ancient landscape unlike elsewhere in Mesopotamia where older irrigation systems were buried under newer canals. Remnants of ...

Historically, Mesopotamia has depended on the Euphrates River and its tributaries for crop irrigation. The ability to divert water from these rivers through canals was essential for the sustainability ...

Additionally, numerous irrigation canals that supplied the city and nearby ... According to the chronology presented in the Sumerian King List, Gilgamesh, the protagonist of the world’s oldest ...