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Archaeologists Unearthed An Ancient Network of Canals Beneath the World’s First City
The main canals were identified as at least a kilometer long (.62 miles) and some stretched as long as over five miles in length. They were between six and 16 feet wide. The minor canals were ...
The hidden wildlife of the River Dodder: Discovering Dublin’s urban oasis
In his beautiful book Wild Waterways, Robert O’Leary details the rich diversity of wildlife that lives along Dublin’s River ...
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Archaeologists Discover a Network of More Than 4,000 Canals and 700 Farms in Eridu, the First City in History According to Mesopotamian Sources
Ruins of the Eridu mound today. Credit: coddie / depositphotos.com The results revealed a highly developed irrigation network, composed of more than 200 main canals, some up to 9 km long and between 2 ...