3,000-year-old dam revives farming

MrBrianMrBrian Posts: 2,672
edited December 2006 in A Moving Train
Just a nice news article to read about, or maybe i'm the only one who thinks that is kinda cool?

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by Nicolas Cheviron
Wed Dec 13, 12:07 PM ET



ALACAHOYUK, Turkey (AFP) - In this central Turkish village, peasants and archaeologists celebrate a unique achievement -- a 3,246-year-old dam, once buried under mud and slime, is back in service to irrigate farmlands.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061213/sc_afp/turkeyarchaeologyagriculture_061213073357
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