Archaeologists have discovered an ancient irrigation system in northwestern China that explains how the region's herding communities were able grow crops in one of the driest climates anywhere in the ...
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Mesopotamian irrigation system discovered, sheds light on early farming practices
A sprawling, hidden network of ancient irrigation canals has been uncovered near the ancient city of Eridu in southern ...
An international group of archaeologists recently discovered a vast, well-preserved network of ancient irrigation canals near Eridu in southern Iraq, regarded as the world’s first city. The discovery ...
Farmers have relied on these irrigation ditches for generations. Now, climate change threatens to turn them into relics of the past. Albuquerque’s South Valley is surrounded by brown desert and ...
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