‘Desertification is our destiny’: How this ancient African city is being buried under Sahara sand

The ancient Saharan city of Chinguetti, a historical hub for poets, scholars, and theologians and home to thousands of ...
CNN

The gigantic dunes rising up out of the world’s oldest desert

For those who find themselves awed by arid landscapes, there’s no place like Africa. The continent boasts nine separate deserts, including a vast Sahara that sprawls across much of the north, the rust ...
The Conversation

African archaeology has neglected Namibia’s deserts, but scientists now know when an ancient lake supported human life in the Namib Sand Sea

Abi Stone received funding from the Quaternary Research Association of the United Kingdom and the University of Manchester. The work reported here also received funding (to collaborator Dr George ...