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At some point, you may have learned that the Mediterrainean Sea dried out around 6 million years ago and was then refilled by an astonishing torrent of water in the Zanclean flood. That's been more or less the mainstream geological consensus for the past half century, but it may be due for revision. knowablemagazine.org/content/a…
#geology #Mediterranean #prehistory

The cataclysmic flood that wasn’t

Researchers have long believed that a sudden, massive deluge filled a dry, salt-filled Mediterranean some 5 million years ago. Turns out that probably didn't happen, but there was still drama aplenty.

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Stefan F. Wirth

4 days ago

Stefan F. Wirth
4 days ago

The #mandrake #Mandragora #officinarum (#Solanaceae) is native to the #Mediterranean region,evtl. except for the Levant, where it might be M. #autumnalis. It prefers open and drier #habitats. Its #roots can vaguely resemble #humanfigures, which is why it had #spiritual significance in the Middle Ages. G. Benítez et al.(2023) studied its history as a #medicinalplant.
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