Category Archives: west asia

RAWLINSON :Pioneer Reader of Cuneiform and Assyriology

Posted on May 9, 2019 by Rashid Faridi

Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, 1st Baronet GCB was an English soldier, diplomat and orientalist. He is sometimes referred to as the “Father of Assyriology.” Knowledge of cuneiform was lost until 1835 when Henry Rawlinson, a British East India Company army … Continue reading →

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Early Roads : History of Transport

Posted on November 28, 2015 by Rashid Faridi

In early times roads were used for transporting people and goods. People walked or used animals. Roads were tracks or traces that often used or paralleled game trails. Roads also were and are careers of ideas. One example that still … Continue reading →

Posted in Asia, Cities, Human Geography, India, Innovations, inventions, Landforms, Roads andHighways, Territorry, Tourism and Travel, west asia | 7 Comments

Iraq’ Venice where People Live in Floating Houses

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Rashid Faridi

Iraq is colorful. In Tigris-Euprates marshland people live in floating houses. Some tribes live here. They do fishing here. These hoses are build easily , in 2-3 days. The population consisted of several tribes that had developed a beautiful, eco-friendly … Continue reading →

Posted in Archaeology, BIODIVERSITY, Countries, Ecosystem, Environment, west asia | Tagged ecosystem | 2 Comments

Origin of Agriculture

Posted on February 27, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Agriculture was developed at least 10,000 years ago, and it has undergone significant developments since the time of the earliest cultivation. Evidence points to the Fertile Crescent of the Middle East as the site of the earliest planned sowing and harvesting … Continue reading →