Archaeology breakthrough as 4,000-year-old finding gives bleak assessment on 'red tape'
The texts contain cuneiform symbols, an early writing system, and show the red tape of government bureaucracy dates back over ...
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 millennia. Evidence from ancient Mesopotamia reveals that bureaucratic systems were ...
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Archaeologists Unearthed An Ancient Network of Canals Beneath the World’s First City
Researchers mapped over 4,000 canals in the Mesopotamian region around Eridu, history’s first city ... technology to map the area. With the canals irrigating more than 700 ancient farms sometime ...
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Ancient map reveals the known world from the 6th century BCE
Beyond Babylon, the map marks seven cities ... in Mesopotamia as the center of existence. The mythical elements, the mention ...
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Ancient stone tablets show government red tape goes back 4,000 years, say scientists
Evidence from ancient Mesopotamia reveals that bureaucratic ... in modern-day Tello, while the city was controlled by the Akkad dynasty from 2300 to 2150BC. While the texts may not be great ...
How the Euphrates shaped Eridu, the oldest city in history
The irrigation network consists of over 200 primary canals, some of which stretch up to nine kilometers in length and are between two and five meters wide.
The revival of Jordan's 1,600-year-old camino
In Jordan, a 50km pilgrimage trail follows the path of a 4th-Century nun who journeyed through the Holy Land – centuries ...
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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 ... methods to uncover and map the ancient irrigation network ...