Twitter Facebook Email The region called Mesopotamia hosted the worlds first urbanized settlements, including city states such as Uruk (remains pictured) and Lagash. Credit: Nik WheelerCorbisGetty Access through your institution Buy or subscribe Shifting tides along the coast of the ancient region called Mesopotamia might have spurred the rise of the worlds oldest civilization1.
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