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Old 04-20-2013, 10:25 AM   #751 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard View Post
But 6,000 years ago - I doubt it.
Most of the Sahara was green between 6 and 7000 years ago.

Nubia is in the Eastern Sahara and was a major kingdom "7000 years ago" - BBC video series about it starts here.



Jump to 8 minutes in and the local guide / historian shows ancient paintings of cattle made 5000-6000BC and only discovered about 2 years ago.

Jump to 9:15 in and the local guy explains it wasn't desert 6000-7000BC. Carry on watching and they explain about the Sahara being green at the time.

EDIT - Start from Part 2 - its quicker



It disappeared due to "Catestrophic Climate Change".

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