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Late Miocene Euphrates River drained into a partially desiccated eastern Mediterranean (opens in new tab)

Covered by 4 sources including Smithsonian Magazine, Travel

Covered in 4 articles

Smithsonian Magazine·

Scientists May Have Discovered the Origins of the Euphrates River, Which Helped Nurture Some of the Earliest Known Civilizations

Scientists may have just solved the Euphrates River’s mysterious origins

Plate tectonics shaped the Cradle of Civilization by merging two ancient rivers, study suggests

Biblical Archaeology Society·

Did the Euphrates Originally Empty into the Mediterranean?