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 ...

Using satellite imaging and drone reconnaissance, archaeologists have discovered an ancient irrigation system that allowed a farming community in northwestern China to raise livestock and cultivate ...

A sprawling, hidden network of ancient irrigation canals has been uncovered near the ancient city of Eridu in southern Mesopotamia. Under the leadership of geoarchaeologist Jaafar Jotheri, researchers ...

Sri Lanka’s well-recognized village tank cascade systems, ancient irrigation structures that interconnect small tanks for rainwater-reliant cultivation, are a remarkable adaptation and mitigation ...

The Honghe Hani Rice Terraces in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan province, date back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907) (PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) Four ancient Chinese irrigation projects ...

Using satellite imaging and drone reconnaissance, archaeologists from Washington University in St. Louis have discovered an ancient irrigation system that allowed a farming community in arid ...

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 ...