Analysis casts doubt on ancient drying of northern Africa's climate, raising new questions about early human evolution

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• wolfyvegan@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  If the history books are accurate, northern Africa in the time of Alexander the Great was forested. By the end of the Roman Empire, the forest had been felled to make space for grasses (both cereal crops and pasture land), and desertification ensued.

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• 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  “Ancient” is a bit of an understatement for 2 mya.

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• wolfyvegan@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  the study (Wayback Machine)

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