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The Euphrates River, at the 'Cradle of Civilization,' Is Drying Up
The Euphrates River is one of the most important water systems in recorded history. Located in Western Asia, at the very heart of the Middle East, the Euphrates-Tigris river system fed farmable ...
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Remains of 12,000-year-old woman hint she may have had mystical occupation, study says
The remains were unearthed in Çemka Höyük, an archaeological site along the Tigris River in southeastern Turkey ... which belonged to a female — were found inside a circular house structure ...