The Sumerians of Mesopotamia are considered the world's oldest civilisation, dating back to around 4000 BCE. The Sumerians ...

Greek astronomer Claudius Ptolemy, who lived in Egypt, built upon Babylonian knowledge in his geocentric model of the ...

However, while these features align with commodification, there is no direct evidence of trade or market-based transactions akin to those seen in urbanized regions of Mesopotamia. Instead, Kani Shaie ...

Jan. 23, 2025 — While climate change is likely to present significant challenges to agriculture in coming decades, it could also mean that crops such as chickpeas, soyabeans and oranges are ...

Colin Renfrew played a key part in transforming archaeology into a problem-oriented, theoretically explicit and ...

Rice prices have soared to their highest levels in 15 years. ADB is working with its developing member countries (DMCs) to help integrate food production, processing, marketing, and distribution to ...

Agriculture is at the heart of feeding the world, but with growing populations and environmental challenges, it’s clear that traditional methods alone will not suffice. The future of farming lies in ...

The end of the year 2024 finds the agricultural sector in India significantly transformed owing to the increased usage of biological measures. Today, biopesticides, biostimulants, and soil ...

Online, Competitive, Transparent Bidding System with 1.74 crore farmers and 2.39 lakh traders put in place under the National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) Scheme. * A new sub-scheme of PM Matsya Sampada ...

The agricultural revolution ultimately made it possible for men to congregate in large communities, and to take up specialized tasks. The first cities almost certainly arose in Mesopotamia By ...