Ancient cave paintings reveal an ocean existed in the Sahara Desert 9,000 years ago.

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The Swimmer’s Cave is located in the Western Desert of Egypt. In fact, it is famous for the petroglyphs in the cave. This painting is the work of a swimmer of the time. There are many paintings here, but one in particular is of two people swimming.

The painting is believed to have been painted between six and nine thousand years ago. The Sahara at that time was a desert and an ocean. The weather is not dry. There’s more than just sand there. There are green plants there. The painting is actually located in a sandstone-filled cave on the Gilfkibo Plateau. The plateau extends from southwestern Egypt to southeastern Libya.

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More such evidence has been found here, suggesting the presence of large amounts of water in the area. This is not a barren, dry land. This place was first discovered in 1926 by the European cartographer László Almasy. When he saw two shallow caves on this plateau. There are paintings of humans and animals.

But there is only one painting that attracts everyone. The painting depicts a pair of people swimming. After checking, it was found out when this painting was created. At that time there was an ocean in the Sahara Desert. Or there are lots of water sources.

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