Beneath the ruins of Eridu, archaeologists have uncovered an extensive ancient irrigation system that once sustained early Mesopotamian agriculture. This network of canals, preserved for millennia ...

Washington University in St. Louis image: An ancient irrigation system along the Tian Shan mountains of China allowed the cultivation of crops in one of the world's driest climates. view more ...

The Aymara, an indigenous people from South America, still practice ancient irrigation techniques centered around wetlands in the Andes called bofedalas. They bring water and life to the middle of ...

Ancient beliefs, behaviors and norms – what archaeologists call culture – were fundamentally integrated into technological solutions in this part of Peru in ancient times.

Any archaeologist will tell you that agriculture is what really kick-started social development in the ancient world. So what about people who lived in arid climates? In Egypt and Mesopotamia they ...

A 2,200-year-old irrigation project in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and another one in east China's Jiangxi Province have been declared World Heritage Irrigation Structures. The ...

Opinion Opinion Columnists Ancient irrigation idea worth digging up Porous clay pots called ollas are an ancient irrigation technique.

Ancient Traditions Keep Desert Waters Flowing New Mexico's acequias—communal irrigation canals—still function as a tool to preserve and share scarce desert water.

BEIJING, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- Four ancient Chinese irrigation sites were honored as World Heritage Irrigation Structures (WHIS) on Tuesday, according to the Ministry of Water Resources. Granted by ...

Did ancient irrigation technology travel Silk Road? 1,600-year-old system allowed farming in one of world's driest climates Date: January 5, 2018 Source: Washington University in St. Louis Summary ...