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 ...

Ancient irrigation systems marked a monumental shift in human history, enabling early agrarian societies to cultivate crops ...

In ancient times, the desert in the Udhruh region in Jordan was transformed into a green oasis. An intricate network of underground water channels was part of an ancient system of water management, ...

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 ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Sri Lanka’s well-recognized village tank cascade systems, ancient irrigation structures that interconnect small tanks for rainwater-reliant ...

In the remote desert highlands of southern Yemen, a team of archaeologists have discovered new evidence of ancient transitions from hunting and herding to irrigation agriculture 5,200 years ago. In ...

Four Chinese historical irrigation sites were recognized as World Heritage Irrigation Structures, bringing the total number of such sites in China to 30, accounting for more than one fifth of the ...

Four ancient irrigation projects in China have been added to the World Heritage Irrigation Structures (WHIS) list, bringing the country's total to 42, the International Commission on Irrigation and ...

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 ...