New research uncovers how ancient tides shaped the rise of Sumer. A newly released study questions established beliefs about how urban civilization first emerged in ancient Mesopotamia, proposing that ...

The upgraded museum protects the nostalgic identity while modernising; 'visitors will recognise the historic well inside the ...

Edmonds Mayor Mike Rosen made his formal budget presentation Tuesday evening at the Edmonds Waterfront Center, with residents, elected officials and city staff attending. You can see the mayor’s full ...

Manchester researchers use AI and satellite imagery to map irrigation in Ghana. Their findings will guide technologies and services to strengthen water resilience, boost food security and improve ...

The Honghe Hani Rice Terraces in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan province, date back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907) (PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) Four ancient Chinese irrigation projects ...

Scanning electron microscopic (SEM)-image of transverse section of an olive charcoal sample dating to around 1900 BC from Tell Mozan (NE Syria). Farmers in the Middle East were more committed to wine ...

The story of how the first cities rose from southern Mesopotamia has long fascinated scientists and historians. Many explanations point to fertile soil, farming, and trade networks as the engines of ...

Revolutionary new research challenges long-held assumptions about the origins of urban civilization in ancient Mesopotamia, revealing that tidal dynamics at the head of the Persian Gulf were ...

People have been getting drunk for millennia. Historical records show that alcohol was an integral part of many early civilizations, from ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt to ancient Greece, China, and ...

Kings and Generals’ historical animated series returns with a deep dive into the origins of commerce in the ancient world. This episode explores how trade was conducted in Bronze Age Mesopotamia and ...