June 12 : Uruk, the world's first metropolis and the birthplace of written language, was nourished by the Euphrates River, as was Babylon, ancient Mesopotamia's grandest city. The fertile plain between the Euphrates and its companion waterway, the Tigris River, was one of humankind's cradles of civilization.�

June 12 : Uruk, the world's first metropolis and the birthplace of written language, was nourished by the Euphrates River, as was Babylon, ancient Mesopotamia's grandest city. The…

Study reveals Euphrates River formed millions of years ago when ancient rivers merged due to tectonic activity, reshaping Mesopotamia’s early civilisation history.