Learn more here. The “Fertile Crescent,” a term coined by University of Chicago Egyptologist James Henry Breasted, refers to a crescent-shaped region in Western Asia. Formed by the Tigris and ...

The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. Journal of the American Oriental Society Vol. 44, 1924 The So-Called Fertile Crescent and Deser... The So-Called Fertile Crescent and Desert Bay This is ...

Although soap was known in the Fertile Crescent as early as 2000 BCE, it was used in the treatment of wounds and in hairdressing before its cleansing properties were understood. In the Mediterranean, ...