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The Inca Civilisation
A look at the water supply systems of the Inca and ancient Sri Lankan civilisations
How the Inca civilisation harnessed water in their South American empire over a thousand years ago. This included an ingenious method of digging ridges and furrows into flood plains, that is being re-adopted today. Also, a look at the water supply system of Sigiriya in Sri Lanka. Presenter Malcolm Billings
Picture: South American landscape and water, Credit: Thinkstock
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Water And The World—大象传媒 World Service Archive
From the science to religion, the importance of water in our lives and how we use it
大象传媒 World Service Archive
This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project
