Trans-Saharan trade

Trans-Saharan trade is trade between North Africa and the rest of Africa that requires travel across the Sahara. Though this trade began in prehistoric times, the peak of trade extended from the 8th century until the early 17th century CE. The Sahara once had a different climate and environment.

In Libya and Algeria, from at least 7000 BCE, pastoralism, large settlements and pottery were present.
Cattle were introduced to the Central Sahara (Ahaggar) between 4000 and 3500 BCE.
Remarkable rock paintings in arid regions portray flora and fauna that are not present in the modern desert.

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