Katharine and Leonard Woolley measuring drainage pipes in Pit X at Ur(1934).Irrigation was the drivi
Katharine and Leonard Woolley measuring drainage pipes in Pit X at Ur(1934).Irrigation was the driving force behind the growth of the Sumeriancity-states and governmental institutions. Because irrigation issuch a complex process, requiring co-operation among individuals andcommunities, a stronger power than the individual landowner or singlecommunity was needed. -- source link
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