The climate of the Sahara was completely different thousands of years ago. And we’re not talking about just a few years of extra rain.
We’re talking about a climate that was so wet for so long that animals and humans alike made themselves at home in the middle of the Sahara. Here’s more from PBS Eons.
Michael Button talks about recent discoveries in Morocco that have pushed back the origins of human life at least another 100,000 years. These early humans, dubbed the Jebel Irhoud, existed more than 300,000 years ago, at a time when the Sahara Desert was a lush, expansive and green plains, enabling them to spread across much of Africa.
The discoveries have not only extended the human timeline, but also altered thinking about the origins of Homo sapiens. Previously, it was believed humanity first arose in the Great Rift Valley of Ethiopia in eastern Africa.
Button is a YouTuber whose videos explore mysteries in ancient history. Here, he appears on The Joe Rogan Experience.
The conversation covers a lot of ground, including the secrets of ancient temples, the discovery of the Dragon Man skull and even the Nazca lines in South America. In short, it’s vintage Rogan material.
New evidence of Atlantis has been found in the Richat Structure, also known as the Eye of the Sahara in Mauritania. Is this finally proof that the once lost city of Atlantis was thriving there?
The Richat Structure is an immense, circular, geological formation in the heart of the desert. Amazingly, its concentric circles look exactly the way Plato described Atlantis, which was made up of “alternate zones of sea and land, larger and smaller, encircling one another. There were two of land and three of water.”
In another synchronous, historical alignment, in the ancient kingdom of Mauretania, there lived a legendary king named Atlas. But how does he connect with the story? The mysterious structure has captured the attention of all kinds of researchers, from professionals to amateurs, and it’s ignited speculation about its possible connection to ancient civilizations.
After all, the Sahara was once home to lush forests and active rivers. Is there finally evidence of roads and dwellings going through the Richat Structure? Who would have lived there in history? Debate whether the Richat Structure was manmade or natural tonight with Ben Chasteen and Rob Counts on Edge of Wonder.
