[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Irrigating hills

[Reinier Post <rp@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, Oct 06, 2001 at 05:20:37PM +0100, Gregory Berkolaiko wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> My friend, Dr Stepanov, a specialist in hydrodynamics just told me that
> irrigation in the hills is very difficult: the water doesn't want to flow
> up.  There are methods, he says, involving polymers and stuff, but
> certainly they are not available before invention of Chemistry, at least.

A low-tech alternative is to build terraces, and I believe this method
has been use to cultivate rice in SE Asia for several millennia.

This would push its application back to the discovery or Iron Working,
I suppose.  It really depends on what you call a 'hill'.
 
> Best wishes,
> a group of scientists.

:-)

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Reinier