The African humid period (AHP; also known by other names) is a climate period in Africa during the late Pleistocene and Holocene geologic epochs, when...

the beginning and end of the African Humid Period suggests that both the onset and termination of the African Humid Period were abrupt. In fact both events...

appear in the Sahara. Abbassia Pluvial Mousterian Pluvial African humid period North African climate cycles van Zinderen-Bakker E. M. (1962-04-14). "A...

palaeoriver believed to have flowed through West Africa as recently as 5000 years ago during the African humid period. The Tamanrasset River basin is thought to...

Limondin-Lozouet, Nicole (1 March 2021). "Alluvial records of the African Humid Period from the NW African highlands (Moulouya basin, NE Morocco)". Quaternary Science...

Wright, David (2017). "Humans as Agents in the Termination of the African Humid Period". Frontiers in Earth Science. 5: https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2017...

dropped. West African sediments additionally record the African humid period, an interval between 16,000 and 6,000 years ago during which Africa was much wetter...

forests at higher altitudes; where the initial phase overlaps with the African humid period. The Capsian diet included a wide variety of animals, ranging from...

has been challenged by other scholars. This occurred during the African humid period, when the Sahara was much wetter than it is today. This is the traditional...

and the area of the lake also changes dramatically. During the African humid period, the area of Lake Chad reached 400,000 km2 (150,000 sq mi). Due to...

these sediments accumulated between 15,000 and 8,000 BP during the African humid period. These deposits lie directly upon deeply eroded and weathered bedrock...

eastern Sahara was the home of several Neolithic cultures. During the African humid period, this was the area with rich vegetation, and the human population...

approximately 8,000 BC and 6,000 BC in the Sahara Desert, during the African humid period referred to as the Neolithic Subpluvial. Human remains from this...

000 years ago when the climate in this region was more humid than during the African humid period. Two aurochs bones found in the Romito Cave in Italy were...

societies along the Nile has also been linked to the end of the African humid period.[citation needed] Funeral practices for the peasants would have been...

Victoria Nile to the main system some 12,500 years ago during the African humid period. The Greek historian Herodotus wrote that "Egypt was the gift of...

described it as a strong African Humid period. During earlier strong African Humid periods, the now-desiccated regions of northern Africa were well-watered,...

indigenous cultural identities in the region. African humid period – Holocene climate period during which northern Africa was wetter than today Arid Lands Information...

to the end of the African humid period (c. 3500 BC) and the desiccation of the Green Sahara. During this time, sub-Saharan Africa remained in the Palaeolithic...

pulses. The monsoon in North Africa saw abrupt changes on decadal timescales during the African humid period. This period, spanning from 15,000 to 5,000...

about 9500 years ago, at the end of the Pleistocene as part of the African humid period. It is generally theorised that Turkana was part of the upper Nile...

failure of harvests, perhaps caused by volcanic dust 900–1300 Medieval Warm Period, wet in Europe, arid in North America, may have depopulated the Great Plains...

thousand years ago (during the late Pleistocene to mid-Holocene in the African humid period), the Magadi basin held a freshwater lake with many fish, whose remains...

Time period with a return to glacial conditions c. 12,900–11,700 years ago African humid period – Holocene climate period during which northern Africa was...

evidence that humans occupied the area around 10,000 BCE during the African humid period. Idriss Déby, a former military officer and president of Chad, was...

Graciela (26 January 2017). "Humans as Agents in the Termination of the African Humid Period". Frontiers in Earth Science. 5: 4. Bibcode:2017FrEaS...5....4W....

of the Tamanrasset River, an ancient river that flowed during the African humid period, and named after the main city near the Hoggar Mountains, Tamanrasset...

continuously in the Holocene despite fluctuating climate in the African Humid Period. These sites have been important in understanding food processing...

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been created as early as 10,000 years ago with the beginning of the African Humid Period, when the Sahara was significantly greener and wetter than it is...