Evidence · Eye of the Sahara and Atlantis

Leaf waxes off the western Sahara put the Green Sahara at about 11,000 to 5000 years ago, with a likely abrupt end

Leaf-wax records from marine cores off the western Sahara show the Green Sahara from about 11,000 to 5000 years ago, with rain reaching as far north as 31°N; it probably ended abruptly, and a drier pause about 8000 years ago coincides with a temporary abandonment of Neolithic sites.

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Wet but not a ringed lake: streams and small lakes in the African Humid Period, about 14,800 to 5,500 years ago

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Leaf waxes off the western Sahara put the Green Sahara at about 11,000 to 5000 years ago, with a likely abrupt end [Evidence EVD0DCPAFD077ZY]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DCPAFD077ZY

@misc{mysteriesdept_evd0dcpafd077zy,
  title     = {Leaf waxes off the western Sahara put the Green Sahara at about 11,000 to 5000 years ago, with a likely abrupt end},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Evidence, catalog key EVD0DCPAFD077ZY},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DCPAFD077ZY}
}