Surprising benefit Australia fires: uncovering the world's oldest water system
The ancient Israelites built channels to increase agricultural production
The network "CNN" American, Wednesday, that the disclosure of the new system built by the indigenous people came after the receding fires in thick forests in the state of Victoria, southeast of Australia.
The dense vegetation cover obscured the view of this system, which consists of pools, canals and dams built with volcanic rocks.
The United Nations Culture and Science Organization (UNESCO) believes that Australia's water system was the most extensive and the most ancient to irrigate agricultural crops in human history.
UNESCO says that the Gondetagara people used the water system to increase agricultural productivity.
She noted that the people of Gondetjimara, who had been settling in Australia since ancient times, built the water system before 6600, which means that this happened before the construction of the pyramids in Egypt.
The water system was known to archaeologists and was added to the UNESCO Heritage List months ago, but the fires revealed in detail the system map and its mechanism of action beyond belief.
One of the indigenous representatives, Dennis Rose, emphasized that the water system was larger than previously thought.
"When we returned to the area (after putting out the fires), we found a canal covered under the lawn and other burning plants. It was about 25 meters long. It was rather long," Rose said.
He added that the surprising thing in the story of the water system is to continue to find channels as the fires subside.