The Sahara Desert is the largest desert in the world. According to geography. about.com, the desert covers over 3,500,000 square miles. That is about 10% of the African continent. Today the Sahara Desert is one of the driest and hottest places in the world. The average temperature is 86 degrees Fahrenheit and the temperature can rise up to 126 degrees Fahrenheit. The video “Bones of the Sahara” by PBS. The video is about a Paleontologist who discovers human bones in the Sahara Desert and he tries to discover who these people are and what civilization are they from. The Paleontologist also tries to discover what kind of life they lived and what the environment was like in the time the humans lived in.
The name of the Paleontologist is Paul Sereno. …show more content…
Paul’s team also found fish bones and turtle shells, which is surprising because they are in the middle of the world’s largest desert. They also found bones of hippos, which are animals that live near water. Scientist believe that 12,000 years ago the Sahara desert was a green Sahara. They say that the earth’s orbit was closer to the sun, which caused warmer conditions that produced more moisture to the area. The green Sahara had lakes, rivers and grasslands. This type of environment would be home to fishes, turtles, and hippos. It would also be a better environment for human civilizations to survive and live in. The green Sahara is believed to have only have lasted for 5,000 years. Another thing that Paul’s team found was the reason that the bones lasted on the dunes from the winds and sand for thousands of years. They believe that under the dunes that held the bones in the cemetery was rock sediments that were caused by water. The rock sediments provided the sand dunes a good foundation and that is why the sand moves did not move over a long period of time. The scientists believe that when the Green Sahara dried up the Tenerians left the area and eventually died from the drought. The Gobero discovery was one of the most surprising finds in history and one find that makes Paul very …show more content…
I wish they told how they knew the name of the civilizations, because you do not know if they guess the names or they look back in history and see the names of the civilizations. I think they needed to talk more about the green Sahara’s environment. The scientists also needed to tell how they know that the earth’s orbit tilted to create the green Sahara. I wish they also told how they used carbon dating to tell how old the bones are. I think it would be interesting to show the process on how they find the age in the bones and the age difference between the two civilizations. I also think they needed to talk more about the culture of the two civilizations. For example, how they lived and what kind of food they ate and what kind of houses they lived in.
Overall, I really liked the video. The video had a lot of information and it was very interesting. I did not know that people lived in the Sahara desert today or even 10,000 years ago. I also did not know that there was a green Sahara. I always thought that the Sahara was always a dry desert. I liked how the video showed the process of how the archeologist dig up the bones. I also liked how they showed how they work on the bones in the lab. I think it’s very cool how Paul and his team found the bones. It goes to show that you never know what you will find and what you will come across as an
The name of the Paleontologist is Paul Sereno. …show more content…
Paul’s team also found fish bones and turtle shells, which is surprising because they are in the middle of the world’s largest desert. They also found bones of hippos, which are animals that live near water. Scientist believe that 12,000 years ago the Sahara desert was a green Sahara. They say that the earth’s orbit was closer to the sun, which caused warmer conditions that produced more moisture to the area. The green Sahara had lakes, rivers and grasslands. This type of environment would be home to fishes, turtles, and hippos. It would also be a better environment for human civilizations to survive and live in. The green Sahara is believed to have only have lasted for 5,000 years. Another thing that Paul’s team found was the reason that the bones lasted on the dunes from the winds and sand for thousands of years. They believe that under the dunes that held the bones in the cemetery was rock sediments that were caused by water. The rock sediments provided the sand dunes a good foundation and that is why the sand moves did not move over a long period of time. The scientists believe that when the Green Sahara dried up the Tenerians left the area and eventually died from the drought. The Gobero discovery was one of the most surprising finds in history and one find that makes Paul very …show more content…
I wish they told how they knew the name of the civilizations, because you do not know if they guess the names or they look back in history and see the names of the civilizations. I think they needed to talk more about the green Sahara’s environment. The scientists also needed to tell how they know that the earth’s orbit tilted to create the green Sahara. I wish they also told how they used carbon dating to tell how old the bones are. I think it would be interesting to show the process on how they find the age in the bones and the age difference between the two civilizations. I also think they needed to talk more about the culture of the two civilizations. For example, how they lived and what kind of food they ate and what kind of houses they lived in.
Overall, I really liked the video. The video had a lot of information and it was very interesting. I did not know that people lived in the Sahara desert today or even 10,000 years ago. I also did not know that there was a green Sahara. I always thought that the Sahara was always a dry desert. I liked how the video showed the process of how the archeologist dig up the bones. I also liked how they showed how they work on the bones in the lab. I think it’s very cool how Paul and his team found the bones. It goes to show that you never know what you will find and what you will come across as an