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Archimedes’ Screw: The Ancient Greek Water-Raising Invention Still Used Today

Greek Reporter 29 Mar 2025
While it is named after the Greek mathematician and great inventor Archimedes, archaeological evidence suggests that the device was used in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia too.
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Anonymous donor gives £11m to London’s UCL to fund study of ancient Mesopotamia

The National 28 Mar 2025
An anonymous philanthropist gave more than £11 million ($15m) to University College London to support the teaching and research of the heritage, history and languages of ancient Mesopotamia.
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‘Lions of Mesopotamia’ uniting a war-torn Iraq at the Asian Cup

The National 28 Mar 2025
“The sport is clinically dead in the Sunni areas,” said Maher Hameed, a Jordan-based Iraqi journalist ... “Reminder ... Not many of his teammates would have been worried, though, and not because they are the “Lions of Mesopotamia” ... ....
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Jiroft: The mysterious rival of Mesopotamia and the dawn of an ancient civilization

Sott 25 Mar 2025
This Bronze Age society, centered in the Halil Rud Valley, has been identified as a significant cultural hub, potentially predating Mesopotamia as the cradle of civilization in the Eastern World.
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‘Spreadsheets of empire’: red tape goes back 4,000 years, say scientists after Iraq finds

The Guardian 15 Mar 2025
... spans more than 4,000 years, according to new finds from the cradle of the world’s civilisations, Mesopotamia.
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