Writing, laws, cities, and science—these and other innovations were devised by the enterprising peoples living in Sumer, the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, some 5,000 years ago.

Cities across Sumer built massive temples to worship the Sumerian gods. Priests made offerings, worshippers offered food, and festivals were held to honor the gods.

Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple have given experts more clues about the ancient metropolis of Eridu.

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Around 2300 B.C.E., the Mesopotamian king Sargon—a native of the elusive Akkad—conquered Girsu and other Sumerian cities, and he whipped them into administrative shape.

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In terms of which cities have seen the biggest increase in days above 95 degrees, Las Vegas comes out on top. It has roasted this summer, with 83 days — 18 more than its average over the past ...