There are first genetic profiles of people who lived in the lush Sahara

Researchers have found that the earliest signs of Saharan civilization in North Africa are more than 8,000 years old. The researchers said the evidence at the Takarkori rock shelter in southwestern Libya is the highest-ever evidence of Saharan DNA from North Africa. “The findings suggest that Saharans have been an important part of the early history of North Africa,” they added.