Doggerland discovered in the depths

Diver explores remnants of Doggerland — University of St. Andrews

A research diver inspects a mound of earth on the seafloor of the North Sea which scientists say is evidence of human habitation on Doggerland - an ancient landmass lost to rising sea levels and a catastrophic tsunami about 7,000 years ago.

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Remnants of Doggerland — University of St. Andrews

A research diver inspects a collection of large stones on the seafloor of the North Sea, which scientists say suggests high levels of human inhabitants on the once-dry expanse called Doggerland that stretched between Britain and mainland Europe.

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Doggerland research vessel on North Sea — University of St. Andrews

A member of the joint research team from universities in Scotland, England and Wales boats on the North Sea as work continues to surface remnants of the ancient Doggerland mass between Britain and northern continental Europe.

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Fossilized mammoth remains from Doggerland — University of St. Andrews

The fossilized remains of a mammoth, found amid ruins suggesting widespread human civilization of Doggerland, a once-dry expanse of land that connected Britain to continental Europe until about 5,500BC.

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Doggerland human settlement — University of St. Andrews

An artists rendition of a human settlement on Doggerland - the land mass which once connected Britain to continental Europe, until it was engulfed by the sea about 7,000 years ago.

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Doggerland researchers dig trench into English Channel — University of St. Andrews

Scientists excavate a trench dug from the coast of Lepe, Hampshire, in southern England, into the English Channel as they look for clues into how humans lived in Doggerland more than 12,000 years ago.

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Scientists excavate a trench dug from the coast of Lepe, Hampshire, in southern England, into the English Channel as they look for clues into how humans lived in Doggerland more than 12,000 years ago.

Researchers say recent finds and data from commercial seafloor mapping suggest a population as large as tens of thousands in Doggerland before it was consumed by the sea.