Credit: University of TübingenTogether with an international team, researchers of the Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment at the University of Tübingen reconstructed the 20,000-year-old history of the mega-lake Chew Bahir in a remote valley in Southern Ethiopia. Due to large gaps in the archeological data basis, it is mostly unknown how the past population reacted to the environmental changes. Environmental changes as a stress factor and the resulting migration could thus have served as a framework in which new behavioral strategies developed and prevailed. In addition to the anthropological aspects, the study also provided insights into the highly sensitive climatic future of Southern Ethiopia. Determining the Pace and Magnitude of Lake Level Changes in Southern Ethiopia Over the Last 20,000 Years Using Lake Balance Modeling and SEBAL,(2020).

Source: Ethiopian News July 09, 2020 14:10 UTC