Most of the ancient underground aqueducts that allowed humans to settle in some of the hottest, driest parts of the world have been lost to time, but now archaeologists are using artificial intelligence to analyze spy satellite images taken during the Cold War to rediscover them.
The oldest underground water channels found in many parts of North Africa and the Middle East are called qanats and are 3000 years old. They were designed to transport water from highlands and mountains…