To date, all the publications of the ASA about Noah have portrayed him as a Mesopotamian. There is much evidence to suggest that Noah was a Proto-Saharan who lived in the region of Lake Chad during the African Humid Period. This conversation presents both views, and the readers of our CWIS blog may find it interesting.

Was Noah Mesopotamian or Proto-Saharan?

Dufuna Canoe was discovered in 1987 by a Fulani cattle herdsman a few kilometers from the village of Dufuna, not far from the Komadugu Gana River in Yobe State, Nigeria. Radiocarbon dating of a sample of charcoal found near the site dates the canoe at 8500 to 8000 years [African Humid Period] linking the site to Lake Mega Chad. It is the oldest boat to be discovered in Africa, and the second oldest known worldwide. By comparison, Egypt's oldest boat is only about 5000 years old.

It is a black mahogany dugout found in the region of Lake Chad, in the Land of Noah. The Dufuna dugout was buried at a depth of 16 feet under clays and sands whose alternating sequence showed evidence of deposition in standing and flowing water. The dugout dates to 8000 years before the present. 

What do you think, Ladies?

Alice C. Linsley