A model of the ancient environment suggests a new theory about how some of the first cities in human history were built. The research, published in PLOS One, proposes that the beginnings of urban ...

The Great Ziggurat of Ur dedicated to the Moon god. Ziggurats were massive structure typical for Mesopotamia. Sumerians believed that the gods lived in the temple at the top of the ziggurats. Woods ...

Long before municipal water treatment plants and chlorination, ancient societies faced the same essential challenge we encounter today: finding reliable sources of clean drinking water while keeping ...

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