Mesopotamia A map showing the extent of Mesopotamia. Shown are Washukanni, Nineveh, Hatra, Assur, Nuzi, Palmyra, Mari, Sippar, Babylon, Kish, Nippur, Isin, Lagash, Uruk, Charax Spasinu and Ur, from north to south. From Wikipedia
Isotope analysis of 1,514 charred plant remains reconstructs irrigation choices across the Levant, extending into northern Mesopotamia.