Green Sahara

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf climatic period
gptkbp:affects human migration
development of Nile Valley civilizations
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:African_Humid_Period
gptkbp:causedBy changes in Earth's orbit
gptkbp:characterizedBy savanna vegetation
lakes and rivers
increased rainfall
human habitation
gptkbp:endDate about 5,000 years ago
gptkbp:evidence gptkb:archaeological_site
rock art
fossil pollen
lake sediments
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Green Sahara
gptkbp:location gptkb:Sahara_Desert
gptkbp:period gptkb:Holocene_epoch
last interglacial period
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:African_monsoon
gptkb:Milankovitch_cycles
gptkbp:studiedBy paleoclimatologists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:African_Humid_Period
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7