Sahara

The Sahara is considered as the largest hot desert in the world. It is also the second largest desert in the world - second only in the icy desert of Antarctica. The Sahara sustained several civilizations that thrived in its arid environment. Until now, amidst its vast, dry, warm front, it is very popular, especially in the field of research.

The Sahara is considered as the largest hot desert in the world. It is also the second largest desert in the world, after Antarctica. With an area of over 9,000,000 km ², it is estimated as being able to cover most of the northern part of Africa. This includes some areas that extend from the infamous Red Sea, parts of the Mediterranean coast vast and beautiful surroundings of the Atlantic Ocean. The Sahara is said to be similar to the size of the continental United States and much higher compared to Australia.

In addition, when it comes to the history of the Sahara is as intermittent as it is three million years. As regards its name, the Sahara is an Arabic word for "Sahra", meaning "desert." This means that the appellant "the Sahara Desert" is redundant.

Thus, the history of the Sahara is as interesting as it sounds. Around 6000 BC, some Egyptians who were in the Predynastic southwestern corner of Egypt were the livestock and have been the construction of large buildings. At that time, keep in permanent villages and organized primarily focused on animal agriculture and grain. Animal agriculture include goats, cattle, sheep and pigs. Metal objects are already replacing stone objects. Weaving, pottery and tanning animal hides some are also common at this time. Reports also indicate that seasonal or temporary occupation of Al Fayoum for food gathering, hunting and fishing were practiced.

In addition, the Predynastic Egyptians were scrapers, knives and arrowheads already. Their funerary items including jewelry, pottery, hunting and farming equipment, and foods such as fruit and an assortment of dried meat. Their dead were buried in such a way that they were facing west.

Around 3400 BC, the Sahara is known to be dry compared to his situation today. For this reason, it was impenetrable to many Egyptians earlier or a human being elsewhere. The settlements are scattered along its oasis. Nevertheless, only few of commerce and trade has been present throughout this desert. The only exception as it is along the Nile Valley. However, there are several cataracts of the river is impassable. This is why trade and contact boat was very difficult.

Thus, the Neolithic, before the onset of desertification, the central part of the famous Sahara had a rich environment that supported a huge population that went in the dry desert it is now. A good example is what they called Wadi el-Qa'ab.

Around the fifth millennium BC, the inhabitants of the region now known as Nubia were already full participants in the so-called "agricultural revolution". They lived and moved with a lifestyle that pets and plants grow. Hey called the Nubians beginning.

shepherds and the Saharan rock art of cattle which were found earlier in the famous Sahara has suggested that there was the worship of animals, similar to those found in Sudan, have been popular at this time. This is like the pastoral societies of Africa today. Regarding the megaliths have been found in Nabta Playa, they were seen as clear examples of the first devices archaeoastronomy recognized worldwide. This predate Stonehenge by some thousands of years. Thus, as noted in comments Nabta Playa, complexity and expression of different levels of power in society at that time formed the basis of their structure.