Ancient rock art reveals a time when the Sahara was lush and green
In short: The Sahara is currently the world's largest hot desert, but geological and archaeological evidence proves it was once a wet, thriving landscape. This video examines rock art as a vital historical record of the people and animals that inhabited the region during its greener past.
The Sahara has experienced significant climatic shifts over thousands of years, transitioning from a wetter environment to the arid desert seen today. Rock art serves as a primary archive for understanding these past populations, capturing detailed scenes of the landscape and wildlife that existed when the region was hospitable.
This presentation is part of the 'Peopling the Green Sahara' project, a research initiative funded by the Leverhulme Trust. The project utilizes a multi-proxy approach to reconstruct the ecological and demographic history of the Saharan Holocene, led by researchers Paul Breeze, Nick Drake, and Katie Manning from the Department of Geography at King’s College London.
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