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Nature 269, 573 - 577 (13 October 1977); doi:10.1038/269573a0

Palaeoclimates of Central Sahara during the early Holocene

J. Maley

Laboratoire de Palynologie, USTL, 34060 Montpellier, France.

In the Central Sahara lying approximately between 27° N and 18° N, rains were primarily due to tropical depressions in the early Holocene up to about 6500 BP. Then the monsoon rains of Sahelian type dominated up to about 4400 BP.

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