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Peru’s ancient irrigation systems succeeded in turning deserts into farms because of the culture − without it, the systems failed

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A pre-Hispanic canal funnels water from mountains to farm fields. Ari Caramanica Seeing the north coast of Peru for the first time ...
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Scientists who modeled the lost canals of China's Liangzhu city confirmed a 5,000-year-old hydraulic system that rewrites early Chinese engineering

Water leaves a memory in the land. Even after thousands of years, it lingers as faint ridges and subtle curves that only ...
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Study unearths sophisticated year-round corn-growing system in ancient Bolivian Amazon

Ancient Amazonians of the Casarabe culture (500-1400 CE) built an innovative dual water management system of drainage canals and ponds, enabling year-round corn cultivation in what is now modern-day ...
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This Ancient Water System in the Southwest Is Surprisingly Ingenious — But Can It Last?

Santiago Maestas has grown apples, peaches, and apricots on his New Mexico property for more than five decades. He still cherishes the network of ancient gravity-fed irrigation ditches that deliver ...
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Peru’s ancient irrigation systems succeeded in turning deserts into farms because of the culture − without it, the systems failed

Seeing the north coast of Peru for the first time, you would be hard-pressed to believe it’s one of the driest deserts in the world. Parts of the region receive less than an inch of rain in an entire ...
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Peru’s ancient irrigation systems succeeded in turning deserts into farms because of the culture − without it, the systems failed

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ari Caramanica, Vanderbilt University (THE CONVERSATION) Seeing the north coast of ...