Researchers have discovered an extensive and remarkably well-preserved system of ancient irrigation canals in the Eridu ...

A sprawling, hidden network of ancient irrigation canals has been uncovered near the ancient city of Eridu in southern ...

Researchers have uncovered a vast and well-preserved network of ancient irrigation canals in the Eridu region of southern ...

Eridu was therefore left dry and uninhabited, preserving it like no other Mesopotamian region with irrigation systems that ended up buried under new canals. Satellite and drone images, as well as ...

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 ...