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 ...

Science of the Sumerians Early in their history, they built a system of ditches to drain floodwaters, were the inventors of irrigation by utilizing the power of rivers like the Euphrates and Tigris, ...

As Iraq fitfully rebuilds, a groundbreaking exhibition is showcasing that nation’s rich roots in Mesopotamia ... monumental architecture and developed irrigation, poetry and the rule of law.