The Sahara used to be full of fish
A study published last week in PLOS One reports that out of 17,551 faunal remains found in the Takarkori rock shelter in the
central Sahara, 80 percent were fish. That’s a pretty stark difference from the dry
desert we think of today. “Southwestern Libya is presently an inhospitable place—it is among the most arid locations
in the Sahara—so it is really extraordinary,” says Kathleen Nicoll.