Today's lesson focused on Camels in the Sahara desert. The hardy camel allowed ancient peoples to carry more goods across the inhospitable Sahara and do it faster, reducing both costs and risks. Mercer read material that detailed the benefits of camels and when they became common in the 4th-century CE. Mercer discussed the details of the camel being able to go without water for up to a month and store food in their humps as opposed to well-known myths about them keeping water in their humps. Mercer was on task.