The 'world's first city' - 5,400 years old and had 4,000 canals
Eridu was left dry and uninhabited, preserving it like no other Mesopotamian region with irrigation systems that ended up ...
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 geoarchaeologist ...
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The Mississippi River Commission and the Army Corps of Engineers
Since then, every generation of settlers to the region has attempted to control the river by building levees, or protective, raised embankments, alongside it. Prior to 1882, Mississippi Delta ...