The Ahwar is made up of seven components: three archaeological sites and four wetland marsh areas in southern Iraq. The archaeological cities of Uruk and Ur and the Tell Eridu archaeological site form ...

After decades of inaccessibility due to unrest and wars, teams of archaeologists from around the globe return to the greatest sites in Mesopotamia in a bid to save what can still be saved.

People in ancient Mesopotamia depended on rivers. But rivers sometime moved, imposing stress on communities. Research shows how this led people to form the first organized governments. Though ...