New Research Challenges Long-Held Assumptions About the Origins of Mesopotamian Civilization

New research uncovers how ancient tides shaped the rise of Sumer. A newly released study questions established beliefs about ...
Greek Reporter

Sumer, the Cradle of Civilization, May Have Risen Because of the Tides

A study reveals that Sumer, the cradle of civilization, rose because of natural tidal irrigation that shaped the world’s ...
Asianet Newsable on MSN

Ancient Mesopotamian Tides Sparked the Birth of Civilization, Study Finds

Research shows that ancient tides shaped the rise of Sumer, the world’s first civilization. Shifting deltas and tidal rhythms ...
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How Ancient Civilizations Managed Water

Long before municipal water treatment plants and chlorination, ancient societies faced the same essential challenge we ...
Science Daily

Ancient tides may have sparked humanity’s first urban civilization

New research shows that the rise of Sumer was deeply tied to the tidal and sedimentary dynamics of ancient Mesopotamia. Early ...
The Silicon Review

Iraq's Ancient Sites Erode Due to Climate Change

Iraq's ancient Mesopotamian sites face erosion from climate change, threatening cultural heritage and archaeological ...
insider.si.edu

Mesopotamia : civilization begins / edited by Ariane Thomas and Timothy Potts

Catalog of an exhibition held at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa, Malibu, from March 18-July 27, 2020. Translated and adapted from L'histoire commence en Mésopotamie, which was published ...
The Times of Israel

Major archaeological sites in Iraq at risk of erosion due to climate change

Dry weather is increasing salinity in soil and damaging ruins of cities such as Ur, birthplace of Biblical patriarch Abraham, ...
Asharq Alawsat (English) on MSN

Cradle of Civilization at Risk of Erosion in Iraq Due to Climate Change

Iraqi officials are sounding the alarm to save monuments of the cradle of civilization, with thousands of years of history at ...