Green Sahara period

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf climatic period
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:African_Humid_Period
gptkbp:characterizedBy expansion of lakes
growth of vegetation
increased rainfall
presence of rivers
gptkbp:endDate about 5,000 years ago
changes in Earth's orbit
weakening of monsoon
gptkbp:evidence rock art
fossil pollen
lake sediments
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Green Sahara period
gptkbp:occurredIn gptkb:Sahara_Desert
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Holocene_epoch
gptkbp:resultedIn desertification of Sahara
gptkbp:startDate about 14,500 years ago
gptkbp:studiedBy archaeologists
climatologists
gptkbp:supports gptkb:wildlife
human populations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sahara
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5