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 ...

Xi’an, the capital of Shaanxi Province, is situated on the Weihe River between the Qinling ... in what is sometimes called the “cradle of Chinese civilization.” While digging a well in ...

McCarron’s new book, The Wounded Tigris: A River Journey through the Cradle of Civilization, is the sobering yet often funny and poignant account of their journey. The book is a celebration of Iraq’s ...