The Fertile Crescent

Historically the Fertile Crescent is a crescent-shaped region associated with the confluence of the Nile, Euphrates, and Tigris rivers.  Also known as the "Cradle of Civilization" this region was known for its rich and fertile soil and freshwater and brackish wetlands.  It was here that hunter-gatherers adopted agricultural practices around 10,000 B.C.  It was here that technological innovations, including writing, the wheel, agriculture, and the use of irrigation were discovered and adopted – persisting to the modern era. 

Today it stretches from the Persian Gulf, through modern-day southern Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and northern Egypt.  Previous civilizations included Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Levant which included the Sumerians, Babylonians, Assyrians, Egyptians, and Phoenicians. 

Around here the Fertile Crescent is that distance from the porch to the extent of the dog lines.  It is an arc of especially green grass (punctuated by some burned spots) as the dog poop adds to the rich and fertile soil beneath.  It is the cradle of restrained Labrador retriever range.  And - yes - we do pick-up the poop as quickly as we can but you cannot be assured of capturing every last vestige of it.