Doggerland: Mesolithic landscape connecting Britain to Europe now submerged under North Sea. At the last ice age peak, sea levels were roughly 120 meters lower than today Doggerland was a landmass connecting Britain to continental Europe It was rich in rivers, forests, and wildlife
During the last ice age peak, sea levels sat about 120 meters lower than today. Doggerland was a vast landmass connecting Britain to continental Europe, full of rivers, forests, and wildlife, possibly the most productive landscape in northwestern Europe during the Mesolithic. People lived there for thousands of years before rising seas drowned it. Now it lies beneath the North Sea, occasionally revealing mammoth bones and tools in fishing nets.
Key Facts
- At the last ice age peak, sea levels were roughly 120 meters lower than today
- Doggerland was a landmass connecting Britain to continental Europe
- It was rich in rivers, forests, and wildlife
- It was described as the most productive landscape in northwestern Europe during the Mesolithic
- People lived there for thousands of years before rising sea levels drowned it
- It now sits beneath the North Sea
- Its existence is known because fishing trawlers occasionally pull up mammoth bones and Mesolithic tools from the seafloor
- Submerged prehistoric coastlines have barely been surveyed at any serious scale
Related site: Doggerland — view location, images, and history on the Ancient Nerds map.
Source: Something Disturbing Happened to Every Civilization by Michael Button