Graves Found From Sahara’s Green Period

Summary

August 14, 2008: Paleontologists have discovered graves in the Sahara desert at a site called Gobero which date back to a period when the Sahara was still green and fertile, five to ten thousand years ago. The remains are part of the Kiffian culture of the Stone Age.

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Game and Story Use

• Disturbing the remains might have released a vengeful spirit.
• The time when the Sahara was still fertile might be a good setting for a Time Of Myths campaign.
  • The event that caused the Sahara to turn into a desert might be either the focal point of the campaign, or a gradual background process that turns the setting into a The End Of The World As We Know It scenario.
• In other settings, finding something in a desert that indicates a green period could lead to further discoveries.
  • A good tie-in might be with those who suggest that the Sphynx of Giza is much older than nearby Pyramids and built by an earlier civilisation - citing alleged signs of rain erosion and similar things. A green Sahara might have been host to much greater civilisations than the Kiffians.