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00925njm 22002777a 4500 dc Angelakis, Andreas N. author Zaccaria, Daniele author Krasinlnikoff, Jens author Salgot i de Marçay, Miquel author Bazza, Mohamed author Roccaro, Paolo author Jimenez, Blanca author Kumar, Arun author Yinghua, Wang author Baba, Alper author Harrison, Jessica Anne author Garduno-Jiménez, Andrea author Fereres, Elias author 2021-02-18T06:56:24Z 2021-02-18T06:56:24Z 2020-05-01 2021-02-18T06:56:24Z Many agricultural production areas worldwide are characterized by high variability of water supply conditions, or simply lack of water, creating a dependence on irrigation since Neolithic times. The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the evolution of irrigation of agricultural lands worldwide, based on bibliographical research focusing on ancient water management techniques and ingenious irrigation practices and their associated land management practices. In ancient Egypt, regular flooding by the Nile River meant that early agriculture probably consisted of planting seeds in soils that had been recently covered and fertilized with floodwater and silt deposits. On the other hand, in arid and semi-arid regions farmers made use of perennial springs and seasonal runoff under circumstances altogether different from the river civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, India,and early dynasties in China. We review irrigation practices in all major irrigation regions through the centuries. Emphasis is given to the Bronze Age civilizations (Minoans, Egyptians, and Indus valley), pre-Columbian, civilizations from the historic times (e.g., Chinese, Hellenic, and Roman), late-Columbians (e.g., Aztecs and Incas) and Byzantines, as well as to Ottomans and Arabs. The implications and impacts of irrigation techniques on modern management of water resources, as well as on irrigated agriculture, are also considered and discussed. Finally, some current major agricultural water management challenges are outlined, concluding that ancient practices could be adapted to cope with present challenges in irrigated agriculture for increasing productivity and sustainability. Regatge Aigua en l'agricultura Història de la civilització Irrigation Water in agriculture Civilization history Irrigation of World Agricultural Lands: Evolution through the Millennia