4,000-year-old tablets found in Iraq reveal ancient red tape
Archaeologists from the British Museum and Iraq have uncovered over 200 4,000-year-old cuneiform tablets at Girsu, shedding ...
The Art Newspaper5d
Ancient Mesopotamian clay tablets discovered in Iraq reveal intricate details of how empire was governed
The finds, which also include dozens of clay sealings, contain details of a metric system used to measure resources, as well ...
Smithsonian Magazine6d
4,000-Year-Old Clay Tablets Show Ancient Sumerians’ Obsession With Government Bureaucracy
The artifacts were excavated from a city dating back to the third millennium B.C.E. by researchers from Iraq and the British ...
Ancient stone tablets show government red tape goes back 4,000 years, say scientists
Red tape may feel like a modern-day frustration, but according to archaeologists, it's been a part of governance for ...
Eurogamer14d
Hitman: World of Assassination gameplay leads flurry of VR reveals
It's been a bit of a busy day in the world of virtual reality, thanks to a flurry of PSVR 2 and PCVR announcements courtesy of the aptly named VR Games Showcase. And if you've been itching for an ...
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3,000-Year-Old Mesopotamian Canal System Found in Iraq, Unveiling Ancient Irrigation Methods
Over 200 canals and 4,000 smaller channels identified in Iraq The system supplied water to farms before the first millennium B.C. A shift in the Euphrates River led to the canals becoming obsolete ...
Associated Press15d
The cute whiskers are back on. Rare Mediterranean monk seals are cared for in a Greek rehab center
It’s been about three months since the orphaned seal pup was found struggling in the coastal waters of Cyprus. Soon, he’ll be well enough to go home. Renos-Pantelis, a five-month old mediterranean ...
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Easter Seals Names Rhea Stark as 2025 Ambassador
March is Easter Seals Month across Newfoundland and Labrador. The month, which recognizes and promotes the work of Easter Seals, kicked off at Government House in St. John’s on Thursday. At the event, ...
Interesting Engineering17d
Mesopotamian irrigation system discovered, sheds light on early farming practices
A sprawling, hidden network of ancient irrigation canals has been uncovered near the ancient city of Eridu in southern Mesopotamia. Under the leadership of geoarchaeologist Jaafar Jotheri ...
Live Science18d
Massive Mesopotamian canal network unearthed in Iraq
Researchers have identified an extensive Mesopotamian canal network that supplied ancient farms in the Eridu region with water from the Euphrates river before the first millennium B.C.
Knowridge18d
Scientists uncover ancient irrigation system in Mesopotamia
Credit: Antiquity (2025). Archaeologists have discovered a massive and well-preserved network of ancient irrigation canals in southern Mesopotamia, providing new insights into how early ...
Mother18d
Teenage angst: From ancient Mesopotamia to my living room
Nothing validates my parenting quite like discovering an ancient Mesopotamian teen’s clay tablet complaint that could have been written yesterday—minus the effort of carving it into actual stone.