🏺 #Archaeology isn’t just about the past. It's about solving the future with help of the past:
💧 In #Ecuador, an 18th-century map and a pre #Inca myth helped revive ancient #WaterManagement systems - tackling present-day drought with #Indigenious knowledge.
📰 https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/jun/13/ecuador-indigenous-map-pre-inca-myths-ancient-lagoon-water-drought-
A map, a myth and a pre-Incan lagoon: the man who brought water back to a drought-ridden town
When historian Galo Ramón uncovered a long-forgotten pre-Incan water system in Ecuador, he set about restoring it, and helped transform the landscape and livelihoods
Jens Notroff