Historians and anthropologists often refer to the Euphrates River Basin as the "cradle of civilization" because this river valley was the perfect location for people to gather and develop ...

World's Oldest City Had a Massive Canal System, Experts Uncover an Ancient Irrigation Network in Eridu Throughout history, ...

The research team found that the canals irrigated more than 700 farms in the region, which was inhabited between the sixth until the early first millennium B.C. Fed by the Euphrates River ...

The system, with over 200 major canals and 4,000 smaller ones, was used to divert Euphrates River water to farms. Researchers traced the canals using satellite imagery and geological mapping.