Dr Mahaney’s studies, in a book, Hannibal’s Odyssey, suggest that the tree line would have been higher in ancient times, so that timber would have been available; the area today is treeless.
Hah! The tree line moving down is evidence of cooling since Roman times.
8 posted on 04/14/2010 9:28:55 PM PDT by AZLiberty
(Yes, Mr. Lennon, I do want a revolution.)
11 posted on 04/15/2010 4:55:39 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
("Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others." -- Otto von Bismarck)