The Louvre traces a water war in Mesopotamia 4,500 years ago

An exhibition at the Louvre Museum explores the conflict between Lagash and Umma.

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These Mesopotamian cities clashed in the 3rd millennium BCE over fertile land.

The dispute centered on control of the region's water resources.

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