Thomas A. Carlson (ed.), "Ancient Near East" in last modified January 14, 2014, http://syriaca.org/place/575 Ancient Near East The region comprising the Fertile Crescent, Egypt, and Anatolia. http://syriaca.org/place/575 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Near_East http://www.csc.org.il/db/browse.aspx?db=SB&sL=A&sK=Ancient Near East&sT=keywords The Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Christianity Ancient Near East