10,000 years ago monsoons hit the sahara, but they stopped about 5000 years ago and it turned back to desert. There are carved stones of giraffes and such. The

10,000 years ago monsoons hit the sahara, but they stopped about 5000 years ago and it turned back to desert. There are carved stones of giraffes and such. The society with Pharaohs etc. emerged around the time the sahara dried. https://www.historytoday.com/archive/history-matters/swimming-sahara https://www.historytoday.com/archive/history-matters/swimmin...