In a groundbreaking find, archaeologists have uncovered a 7,000-year-old megacity in Eridu, the oldest city on Earth. This remarkable site features an extensive network of canals and farms that ...

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. A team of researchers identified and mapped ...

Ground-truthing of the remote sensing work: A) drone images show two minor irrigation canals; B & C) photographs of the two small canals. Credit: J. Jotheri et al. The research, conducted by a ...

"Mr Jonathan," says Nasiriyah's head of information, "we cannot let you go to Eridu." "Why not?" "For your personal safety." We sit securely in the governor's compound deep in southern Iraq, drinking ...

09:54, Fri, Mar 7, 2025 Updated: 09:56, Fri, Mar 7, 2025 Archaeologists made a staggering discovery underneath the world's oldest city, uncovering 4,000 canals that would have fed over 700 farms.