A group of archaeologists has successfully deciphered a4,000-year-old collection of cuneiform tablets that reveal ominous ...

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Researchers have uncovered a vast and well-preserved network of ancient irrigation canals in the Eridu region of southern ...

The study provided a clear picture of the well-planned ancient irrigation system that once flourished in the region.

Technology could overcome the challenges in both variation and quantity of cuneiform tablets.

One of the two clay tablets is 4.5cm high and dates from around 3,000 BC. The other measures 3.2 cm and originates from the Irin/Eridu region in southern Iraq. It dates from 1,900-1,700 BC.

An estimated 500,000 cuneiform tablets sit in museums ... "At the base of our research is the aim to increase the ancient sources available to us by tenfold," said co-author Yoram Cohen, professor ...