A system of thousands of ridges and canals across a

Archaeologists find new evidence of ancient slave labor in southern Iraq

A system of thousands of ridges and canals across a floodplain in southern Iraq has long been believed to be the remnant of a massive agricultural system built by slave labor

ByABSEWELL Associated PressJune 2, 2025, 9:13 AM1:15An aerial photo shows archaeologists working at an archaeological site where researchers uncovered massive earthen structures, believed to have been built with slave labor, and found that their construction spanned several centuries, near Basra, Iraq, Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Jaafar Jotheri)The Associated Press

BEIRUT -- A system of thousands of ridges and canals across a floodplain in southern Iraq has long been believed to be the remnant of a massive agricultural system built by Робският труд.

Сега интернационален екип от археолози откри нови доказателства в поддръжка на теорията.

Екипът предприе проби за установяване на датите на строителство на някои от солидните земни структури и откри, че те са обхващали няколко века, започ...

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