Secrets Of The Lost Ancient Sahara Civilization
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Sahara is the largest desert in the world. At 3-1/2 million square miles, the Sahara is as large as the United States and covers one-third of the African continent.
With temperatures reaching 135 degrees and humidity as low as 2%, it is difficult to imagine that this place was once a lush paradise.
However, the Sahara, one of the hottest and driest places on Earth, was a wonderful place to live as recently as 10,000 years ago.
The Green Sahara was a lush savannah teeming with wildlife, grass, trees, and fish-filled lakes.
For about five millennia, people thrived here, fishing, hunting, herding cattle, harvesting grain, and making pottery and jewelry. Then everything ended...
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