The end of the Pleistocene in the Sahara
qThe Late Pleistocene arid episode
ended in the Sahara around 12,000 BP. It has generally been accepted that the
climate improves after this.
qRecent research (just presented by
Nick Drake) suggests that the Sahara developed a network of rivers and lakes
relatively rapidly and then gradually aridified, reaching its present status
Importantly, the waterways connected West Africa to North Africa, allowing the transit of particular animal species