Excavations in the Nile Delta have revealed multi-story tower houses, a granary, a ceremonial building, and eye-catching ...

It was primarily caused by orbital changes in the Earth’s axial tilt, which strengthened the African monsoon system. Moist air was drawn further north into the Sahara, which turned the desert into a ...

A GROUNDBREAKING discovery of two mummies has revealed a previously unknown human ancestor from over 7,000 years ago. The skeletons have sent shock waves across the scientific community – aft… ...

Today, the Sahara Desert is a hot and dry belt of sand stretching across much of northern Africa. But between 15,000 and 5,000 years ago it would have been full of rivers, plants and people. New ...

Ancient DNA Reveals Human Lineage of Green Sahara Dwellers. News ... This was an epoch between 14,500 and 5,000 years ago when the Sahara Desert was transformed into a lush green savanna with ...

But the Green Sahara people carried only trace amounts of Neanderthal DNA, illustrating that they had scant contact with outside populations. Although the Takarkori population itself disappeared ...

Ancient DNA pulls back curtain on the Sahara Desert’s greener past By Katie Hunt, CNN ... nearly life-size marble statues that shed new light on the power held by priestesses in the ancient city.

Ancient DNA pulls back curtain on the Sahara Desert’s greener past By Katie Hunt, CNN ... nearly life-size marble statues that shed new light on the power held by priestesses in the ancient city.

Picture the Sahara, and an inhospitable landscape of endless sand dunes and barren rock comes to mind. That’s largely the case today, but 7,000 years ago the vast desert was an altogether ...

This week, discover the Sahara’s greener past, explore a mysterious cosmological force, marvel at a new concept for space travel, and more. Ancient DNA pulls back curtain on the Sahara Desert ...

Ancient DNA pulls back curtain on the Sahara ... but 7,000 years ago the vast desert was ... nearly life-size marble statues that shed new light on the power held by priestesses in the ancient city.