Talk:Sahara

4,000 BC

I need to learn about the sahara in 3 ,000 B.C and what the people did to survive?

french version

I was reading a book by Paul Bowles (The Sheltering Sky), and I came across terms which I was not familiar with (oued, erg, bled, etc.) I assumed the wikipedia page on the Sahara would have everything, but unfortunately, there is nothing in English on these terms. To my surprise, I found that the French article has all these topics. However, I don't speak French. So I think someone in the community interested in improving the Sahara article would do well to translate those portions of the French article missing from its English counterpart.

I'm not actually a community member, but I thought I could help out.

History Section

The History section needs some work as it totally overlooks the existance of ancient lakes around which the remains of the Kiffian culture (10,000 - 8,000 B.P) and Tenerian culture have been found in Niger. The Berber section can't stay as it is with no citations. The Sahara has been inhabited by different people in different areas so the information is questionable.

I would like to see some "history" of the desert itself: how the Sahara has formed and changed over time. This is only an overview of various Saharan peoples. Some history of the Sara from an ecological/geological perspective would be appropriate and informative. 71.35.173.46 (talk) 00:34, 5 February 2011 (UTC)

What about BEFORE the last ice age?

I Know that i can find citations for the fact thatt the sahara once was a mongrove forest cited from walking with prehistoric beasts — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.218.194.190 (talk)

Editing error?

One of the statements in the article currently reads: "The African Wild Dog has some populations confirmed in the southern Sahara.[33] or perhaps only 14 countries.[34].". That last bit needs some attention. --Vinsci (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 21:02, 21 November 2010 (UTC).