‘Lost city’ used 500 years of soil erosion to benefit crop farming

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Carol Lang, University of York, examines the terrace systems of Engaruka.
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University of York

Researchers at the University of York working on a 700-year-old abandoned agricultural site in Tanzania have shown that soil erosion benefited farming practices for some 500 years.

Source: ‘Lost city’ used 500 years of soil erosion to benefit crop farming

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