The Aymara, an indigenous people from South America, still practice ancient irrigation techniques centered around wetlands in the Andes called bofedalas. They bring water and life to the middle of ...

Science Ancient Peruvian society used irrigation canals CBC News · Posted: Nov 29, 2005 3:02 PM PST | Last Updated: November 29, 2005 ...

Another four ancient Chinese irrigation projects have been designated as World Heritage Irrigation Structures, increasing the number of Chinese facilities on the WHIS list to 38, the Ministry of ...

Researchers have uncovered a vast and well-preserved network of ancient irrigation canals in the Eridu region of southern Mesopotamia, shedding new light on early farming practices.

How did the ancient Egyptians farm? Egyptian farmers dug channels to guide water from the River Nile towards their fields. This was called basin irrigation. They also invented tools like the shaduf.