The Perplexing Prehistory of the Sahara

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[NORTH]

What would you guys like to learn next?

[dondidotchi]

I live in algeria and now I'm in a city called tindouf and its in the Sahara.. This region is not well studied

[Glassgothgirl]

No worries about video output. You're investing in your academic development right now, and that in turn means enhanced content for us later! This is a fascinating video and I'm glad you brought up acceptance of **Natural** climate change at the end. The lessons we should be learning now is not to mess with the planet on such a level. Deserts are as important as lush forest in terms of diversity. Enjoy your time in Italy and happy studies!

[iamb]

This is not only beautiful but soothing, your videos are the best when you’re walking or in the bus or whenever, it’s basically a high quality audiobook
Keep up North!

[sharpiepenfinepoint]

Prehistoric art is probably my favorite thing, loved seeing so much of it!

[lastofmygeneration]

When people try to say Ancient Egyptian civilization seemed to spring from nowhere, I try to communicate to them this completely ignores what we know about prehistory. It makes perfect sense they would congregate along the Nile after the inland lakes dried up. There is no doubt they learned some amazing strategies for survival while the Sahara was turning to desert.

[marjoriejohnston]

I love the ancient rock art that leaves us a flavour of the times.

[Kadath_Gaming]

If you regreen the Sahara, you cut off the nitrate flow through the trade winds which precipitates out in the daily rainfall in the Amazon basin. So if you look back in time in the Amazon basin you find contemporary environmental retreat and civilisational spread at times when the Sahara is greener.

[oscarerikssonbrindbergs]

Greatings from Sweden. I'm currentlly writing an appointment on human evolution and your ancient human series has been a great help. Love your videos, keep doing you.

[sabrinaleedance]

This makes so much sense that Egypt became the civilization it became, bc all of the people of the Sahara and their civilizations, culture, and technology mustve migrated to the Nile reigon when their homelands became uninhabitable

[ordinaryman]

imagine all the great wooden monuments we will never know about ???

[smacky]

Thanks for still putting time into these videos. They are always welcome even if we have to wait :)

[brooklyna]

Thank you so much for doing a video on the green Sahara. It is one of the portions of the Neolithic transition that is nearly completely lost to us. It is impossible to figure out where the Niger-Congo, Bantu, Guanches and Fulani civilizations trace back to without knowing what their interactions with the Saharan people were. I really hope we start getting clues like ancient DNA and archeological sites connected to cultures that still or exist or that we at least know more about.

[JJ-femx]

Huge fan of your content. I’m genuinely appreciative you take the time and put in so much effort.

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[paulrward]

The Circular Tools you show at 8:39 are quite well known to North American Anthropologists
and Archaeologists - they are Hide Scrapers, used to remove the flesh and fat from animal
hides without damaging the hides, prior to tanning.

[NextToToddliness]

Always appreciate the time and quality you put into these videos!

[cenedraleaheldra]

I just love your calm voice with it intoxicating knowledge. Your wise evoking wisps of taunting questions. Enjoy your time in Italy. Thanks

[AITrademarket]

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[Peter-zvcy]

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