I've seen some maps and figures on the internet that show that the queen world was much greener in the past and had a greater variety of animals compared to today, but I'd like to know how accurate this really is. Figures and articles are welcome. Did Europe ever look like something out of a Lord of the Rings movie? I found this map on the internet.
>>5155885You would be surprised to learn that the dry Urals of today had more moisture in the Bronze Age, and patches of deciduous forests with oak fossil pollen and ancient soils show that the climate at certain stages of the second millennium BC had a better water supply. In fact, this is not something "European" the Ganges was much more humid and covered in dense jungles than it is today.
>>5155885Yes, we had our own native lion species up until the Roman period.Red dots: Excavated physical remains (bones and fossils confirming their biological presence).Orange:Locations directly documented by ancient Greek historians and authors.Yellow:Locations featured in ancient Greek mythological legends.
>>5155886Interesting! I wonder if Central Asia was greener in the past and less arid and dry than it is today>>5155888Lion bros? Its over
>>5155885Something about this map looks off. The Oder river, which constitutes the modern border between Germany and Poland can clearly be seen, even though those countries didn't even exist in 1000 BC and there would be no reason for forest coverage to be lower on one side than the other.
>>5156072Same with Belgium's southern border lol
>>5156081>>5156072You lost
