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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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What ancient farmers can really teach us about adapting to climate change – and how political power influences success or failure

A farmer paddles to his fields on an artificial island among canals, part of an ancient Aztec system known as chinampas, in 2021. AP Photo/Marco Ugarte In dozens of archaeological discoveries around ...
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Reconstructing Ancient Hohokam Irrigation Systems in the Middle Gila River Valley, Arizona, United States of America

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract We explore the concept of scales to examine emerging irrigation realities, i.e., connecting more agents within larger spaces relates to the ...
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How an Ancient Irrigation Method Makes Sustainable Life Possible in the U.S. Southwest

Here in the U.S. Southwest, we are trapped between the extremes of a decades-long megadrought and sudden violent flooding. In New Mexico, the feverish heat started far too early: on June 14, 2021, ...
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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 ...