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Parts of Doggerland survived a tsunami that hit 8,000 years ago

By Karen Graham
A new study suggests that parts of Doggerland, the land that once connected Britain with continental Europe, survived the devastation of the Storegga tsunami that struck the coast of the North Sea more than 8,000 years ago.

Ancient Ice Age forest found underwater off Norfolk coast

By Karen Graham
Imagine if you will, seeing a forest of 10,000-year old Oak trees, the branches reaching out 8 meters (26 feet) from the trunks. Diver Dawn Watson, 45, saw this remarkable forest, under the sea, 300 meters off the coast of Cley next to the sea, Norfolk.

North Sea ‘Atlantis’ abandoned after 5m tsunami, study says

By Martin Laine
After watching the sea waters slowly rise around them for thousands of years, the people of Doggerland abandoned the prehistoric settlement for good after a tsunami caused by an undersea landslide 8,000 years ago.
 

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The forest would have looked like a scene from the Hobbit or Lord of the Rings. says Rob Spray.
The forest would have "looked like a scene from the Hobbit or Lord of the Rings." says Rob Spray.
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The felled Oaks now serve as a reef for marine life.
The felled Oaks now serve as a reef for marine life.
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The prehistoric forest that covered parts of Doggerland has been found.
The prehistoric forest that covered parts of Doggerland has been found.
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Photo taken March 11 2011 by Sadatsugu Tomizawa and released via Jiji Press on March 21 2011 sho...
Photo taken March 11, 2011, by Sadatsugu Tomizawa and released via Jiji Press on March 21, 2011, showing tsunami waves hitting the coast of Minamisoma in Fukushima prefecture, Japan.
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The Oak trees were felled and lying intact on the ocean floor.
The Oak trees were felled and lying intact on the ocean floor.
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Excavated dwellings at Skara Brae (Orkney Scotland) Europe s most complete Neolithic village.
Excavated dwellings at Skara Brae (Orkney, Scotland), Europe's most complete Neolithic village.
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Reconstruction of a temporary Mesolithic house in Ireland; waterside sites offered good food resou...
Reconstruction of a "temporary" Mesolithic house in Ireland; waterside sites offered good food resources.
David Hawgood (CC BY-SA 2.0)
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