Roughly 6,000 years ago the Mesopotamians built the first canals. These irrigation canals moved water from rivers to fields. The creation and management of their system sped the development of organized civilization and created the famed fertile crescent. Other river-based societies in India and Egypt also built extensive irrigation and… Read more“Map Monday, Canals Rise and Fall as Transportation Highways”
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Map Monday, Rubber Ducks in the Ocean
Rubber ducks in the ocean, has Map Monday gone the way of fake news? Before I answer that question, let me digress. For those of you new to this forum digression is one of my go to techniques. Please be assured that I will eventually get to a map of… Read more“Map Monday, Rubber Ducks in the Ocean”
