💧🌏 Greg CocksOct 19, 2023
How An Ancient Society In The Sahara Desert Rose And Fell With Groundwater
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https://phys.org/news/2023-10-ancient-society-sahara-rose-fell.html <-- shared technical article
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https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2023AM/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/391971 <-- shared GSA abstract
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How an ancient society in the Sahara Desert rose and fell with groundwater

With its low quantities of rain and soaring high temperatures, the Sahara Desert is often regarded as one of the most extreme and least habitable environments on Earth. While the Sahara was periodically much greener in the distant past, an ancient society living in a climate very similar to today's found a way to harvest water in the seemingly dry Sahara—thriving until the water ran out.

Phys.org
I Love HistoyDec 28, 2018
The #khopesh, a #curvedsword commonly used in Egypt during the Bronze Age, represents the oldest sword style used in North Africa and the Near East. It is also with this sword that the Egyptians forged an #ancientempire.
https://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-other-artifacts/egyptian-sword-khopesh-0011222
Khopesh—The Egyptian Sword that Forged an Empire

Ancient Egypt has been very important in shaping modern Western civilization. For centuries, Egypt has occupied a place in the Western imagination as a mysterious land full of ancient wisdom, hidden secrets, and forgotten empires.

Ancient Origins Reconstructing the story of humanity's past