The canal network, detailed in the journal Antiquity, remained untouched for centuries due to a shift in the Euphrates river’s course in the first millennium BC. This left the area dry and ...

A remarkable aspect of the discovery is that, unlike other Mesopotamian regions where river courses changed drastically over the centuries, in the Eridu region, the Euphrates remained relatively ...

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.

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The Eridu region offers a rare exception. Long ago, the Euphrates shifted course, forcing people to abandon the area. Unlike other Mesopotamian sites where the river changes disrupted irrigation ...

The Eridu region, near Basra in present-day Iraq, remained untouched for centuries due to a shift in the Euphrates’ course in the early first millennium ... systems were buried beneath newer canals or ...

“In short, Iraq rapidly adapted to the new reality, changing the course of action dramatically by balancing ... cooperation on the vital issue of sharing the waters of the Euphrates River. As an ...

"Damascus must be under full Israeli control, and we will ensure that it comes under our control," he further noted. "Syria is our bridge to the Euphrates, and in the future we will reach Iraq and ...