# Tierney 2017: Rainfall regimes of the Green Sahara

> Jessica E. Tierney, Francesco S. R. Pausata, Peter B. deMenocal, 2017. 3 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Cited for the western Saharan rainfall…

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# Rainfall regimes of the Green Sahara

Jessica E. Tierney, Francesco S. R. Pausata, Peter B. deMenocal, 2017. _Science Advances_ 3(1): e1601503.

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

**Eye of the Sahara and AtlantisSecondary source** Articledoi: **[10.1126/sciadv.1601503](https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1601503)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

Cited for the western Saharan rainfall record: the Green Sahara of 11,000 to 5000 years ago, its likely abrupt end and its pause about 8000 years ago.

## Cited by on this site 3 records

[Leaf waxes off the western Sahara put the Green Sahara at about 11,000 to 5000 years ago, with a likely abrupt end](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/eye-of-the-sahara/evidence/EVD0DCPAFD077ZY/leaf-waxes-off-the-western-sahara-put-the-green-sahara-at)

Evidence

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[One leaf-wax record starts the Green Sahara about 11,000 years ago, after Plato's date](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/eye-of-the-sahara/evidence/EVD0DCPAY8WFXSX/one-leaf-wax-record-starts-the-green-sahara-about-11-000)

Evidence

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[The Eye of the Sahara and Atlantis](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/eye-of-the-sahara)

The mystery article

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## Cite it

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Tierney, J. E., Pausata, F. S. R., & deMenocal, P. B. (2017). Rainfall regimes of the Green Sahara. Science Advances, 3(1), e1601503. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1601503
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[Read it free at science.org](https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.1601503)

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