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Were There Three Major Rivers in the Sahara During the Last Interglacial?
Source info:
| Author: | Will Baird |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2013-09-13 00:00:00 |
| Blog: | The Dragon’s Tales  |
| URL: | http://thedragonstales.blogspot.com/2013/09/were-there-three-major-rivers-in-sahara.html |
Summary:
Three ancient river systems, now buried, may have created viable routes for human migration across the Sahara to the Mediterranean region about 100,000 years ago, according to research published September 11 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Tom Coulthard from the University of Hull, UK, and colleagues from other institutions. Simulating paleoclimates in the region, the researchersContent analysis:
Geographic context:
| Location | Country | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Hull-Hull Campus | GB | 53.7695 | -0.3682 |
| Mediterranean Region | TR | 37.1968 | 37.063 |
| Sahara | LY | 25.6968 | 10.7384 |
Keywords:
access journal PLOS, ancient river systems, human migration, interglacial, Major Rivers, Mediterranean region, paleoclimates, Sahara, tarantian, Tom Coulthard, viable routes
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