The Archimedes screw, an ancient Greek invention for lifting water. Learn about its origins, how it works, and its modern ...

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

Study authors mapped what had been preserved of the archaeological landscape and discovered what they called a “well-developed network of artificial irrigation canals.” So well-developed ...

Most ancient irrigation structures in Mesopotamia have been buried under river sedimentation or replaced by later networks, making it difficult to study the earliest agricultural systems in detail.

This analysis focuses on studying sediments in areas believed to have been ancient riverbeds or irrigation canals around the city. A rendering of the digital twin of the archaeological landscape of ...

Historically, Mesopotamia has depended on the Euphrates River and its tributaries for crop irrigation. The ability to divert water from these rivers through canals was essential for the sustainability ...

"It's very, very hard." Dr Njau and his colleagues have unearthed 27 ancient crafted bone tools, mostly from the legs of hippopotamuses and elephants in the Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania. Their ...

The slow cooker of the ancient world, the tagine has been a staple in North African kitchens for centuries. The Berbers of ...