Doggerland was an area of land, now submerged beneath the southern North Sea, that connected Britain to continental Europe. It was flooded by rising sea
Skip to content Home Services Services The company Network Innovation Projects Projects Reccomendations Powered by People Blog Contact Home Services Services The company Network Innovation Projects Projects Reccomendations Powered by People Blog Contact History of Doggerland By Accounting July 17, 2022 Doggerland was an area of land, now submerged beneath the southern North Sea, that connected Britain to continental Europe. It was flooded by rising sea levels around 6500–6200 BC. Geological surveys have suggested that it stretched from where Britain’s east coast is now to the present-day Netherlands, western coast of Germany, and the peninsula of Jutland. It was probably a rich habitat with human habitation in the Mesolithic period, although rising sea levels gradually reduced it to low-lying islands before it was finally submerged, possibly, some say, following a tsunami caused by the Storegga Slide.The archaeological potential of the area was first identified in the early 20th century, and interest intensified in 1931 when a fishing trawler operating east of the Wash dragged up a barbed antler point that was subsequently dated to a time when the area was tundra. Vessels have dragged up remains of mammoths, lions and other animals, as well as prehistoric tools and weapons.Doggerland was named in the 1990s, after the Dogger Bank, which in turn was named after the 17th century Dutch fishing boats called ‘doggers’ [Source: Wikipedia].20,000 BCVast ice sheets covered much of the area.15.000 BCThe climate began to warm and, as the ice sheets melted, humans started to repopulate the area.13.000 BCThe warming was suddenly interrupted.10.000 BCWe can see from research by archaeologists like Bryony Coles and Vince Gaffney that a map of north western Europe would have looked something like the map below.Doggerland had a rich landscape of hills, rivers and lakes and a coastline comprising lagoons, marshes and beaches. It had woodlands of oak, elm, birch, willow, alder, hazel and pine. It was home to horses, aurochs, deer, elks and wild pigs. Waterfowl, otters and beavers abounded in wetland areas and the seas, lakes and rivers teemed with fish. It was probably the richest hunting and fishing ground in Europe at the time and had an important influence on the course of prehistory in north western Europe as maritime and river-based societies adapted to this environment.8.500 BCThen warming accelerated, the ice sheets rapidly melted and sea levels rose. Most of Doggerland was submerged beneath the North Sea and Britain was cut off from the European mainland.5.000 BCThe average global temperatures reached their maximum level, being 1 to 2°C warmer than they are today The island where the current Dogger Bank is situated was lost under the sea.1931A trawler named “Colinda” hauled up a lump of peat whilst fishing near the Ower Bank, 25 miles off the English coast. Doggerland was re-discovered.2019Doggerland Offshore was established. PrevPreviousMr. Wikipedia Facebook Linkedin Sitemap Cookies Contact Manage Cookie Consent To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behaviour or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions. Functional Functional Always active The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. Preferences Preferences The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user. Statistics Statistics The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you. Marketing Marketing The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes. Manage options Manage services Manage {vendor_count} vendors Read more about these purposes Accept Deny View preferences Save preferences View preferences {title} {title} {title} Manage consent