About eight thousand years ago, entire cities flourished between Scotland and Denmark. The merciless sea element engulfed the ancient civilization and buried it in its bowels. "Doggerland" - so scientists called the found underwater civilization near England.
"Atlantis" Britain
Artifacts confirming the presence of a submerged ancient civilization have been found at the bottom of the North Sea. The tools of the Stone Age population, approximately 10,000 years old, confirm the existence of the British Atlantis.
Deep under water, on the banks of an ancient, now flooded river, traces of a prehistoric settlement have been discovered for the first time. North of a village in Norfolk called Blakeney, a team of archaeologists led an expedition in search of two of the most important stone artifacts of the time.
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Development and livelihoods
Stone Age settlements developed and flourished several millennia BC. Historically, people settled primarily on the banks of rivers. Access to fresh water, fishing, hunting, and gathering are the most important factors for the formation of ancient settlements.
In addition, the area, according to the research of archaeologists, was swampy, which suggested an abundance of waterfowl and reeds. The latter was used for trade crafts. Seals were provided with high-protein food, fat, for supplies in the cold season. The gravel beaches were supposed to be the prey for nutritious shellfish. Saline pastures could attract large animals, providing the population with meat all year round.
The areas where ancient people were supposed to live have been identified through research by scientists in collaboration with oil and gas companies, wind farms and coal mining companies. Long-term study has made it possible to reproduce the alleged landscape of the flooded area to the smallest detail.
Three sites for future discoveries
Examining samples of the seabed, scientists have identified three critical sites for future excavations in different channels of the alleged ancient river.
The first artifact is the hammer stone, which was used for new silicon tools. The second artifact is a two-millimeter shard of a silicon hand tool.
The search for "Atlantis" is hampered by its difficult location, the North Sea is distinguished by an obstinate quarrelsome character. Poor visibility, cold waters, frequent bad weather slow down the process of studying the ancient remains.
There is a need to use robotic technology in these weather conditions for a more productive exploration of the seabed at the next stages of the search for the most important artifacts.
The depths of the North Sea are fraught with many mysteries and discoveries. Scientists and researchers will have a long fruitful work and exhausting excavations before the mysterious "Atlantis" will reveal all its secrets to mankind.
The displacement of the layers of the earth's crust, a sharp global change in climate caused the absorption of ancient settlements by the deep sea. Perhaps the population had the opportunity to escape, leaving buildings, palaces and fortresses in the power of Poseidon.
Alexandra Romanova
