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Africans survived 10,000 years of climate change by adapting food systems – Study offers lessons for modern times
Africans survived 10,000 years of climate change by adapting food systems – Study offers lessons for modern times
The Conversation  |  Jul 16, 2025

Around 14,700 to 5,500 years ago, much of Africa experienced wetter conditions – a time referred to as the African Humid Period.

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