Evidence · Eye of the Sahara and Atlantis

The Sahara was probably empty of people between about 28,000 and 11,500 cal BP

Vernet judges it very likely that the Sahara was empty during the last glacial maximum, between about 28,000 and 11,500 calibrated years BP, with people returning only as the Holocene brought wetter conditions.

Suggestive0

What it bears on 1 answer

An urban, seafaring people, the Atlanteans, lived there until about 9600 BC

Still possible

AGAINST

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). The Sahara was probably empty of people between about 28,000 and 11,500 cal BP [Evidence EVD0DCKVVA056DK]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DCKVVA056DK

@misc{mysteriesdept_evd0dckvva056dk,
  title     = {The Sahara was probably empty of people between about 28,000 and 11,500 cal BP},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Evidence, catalog key EVD0DCKVVA056DK},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DCKVVA056DK}
}