The Jebel Sahaba skeletons were excavated in the 1960s by American archaeologist Fred Wendorf.
Sources
- The Skeletons of Jebel Sahaba - Archaeology Magazine (archaeology.org)
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-89386-y (nature.com)
- https://edition.cnn.com/2021/05/27/africa/violence-war-climate-jebel-sahaba-scn/index.html (edition.cnn.com)
- https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/jebel-sahaba-0015374 (ancient-origins.net)
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