Seeing the north coast of Peru for the first time, you would be hard-pressed to believe it's one of the driest deserts in the ...

Gunung Padang, first re-discovered by Dutch explorers in 1890, is said to be the world's oldest pyramid. Studies show that the 98-foot-deep 'megalith' submerged within a hill of lava rock dates back ...

Sumerian civilization appears to have evolved in Southern Mesopotamia around 4000 BC, while some historians place it as far ...

Researchers have discovered an extensive and remarkably well-preserved system of ancient irrigation canals in the Eridu ...

Its elegant design and versatile applications have made it an indispensable tool for moving water and other materials for over two millennia. From its origins in ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia and Greece, ...

For all of human history, water has been one of the most vital and widely used resources. From early settlers along rivers to great ancient civilisations such as the Indus Valley, Mesopotamia, and the ...

Floating reed islands are built where the Tigris and Euphrates rivers meet before flowing into the Gulf, where water buffalo are raised and reed houses are constructed. For thousands of years, ancient ...