{"id":20995,"date":"2024-02-07T12:44:25","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T12:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/scientists-are-racing-to-unearth-the-secrets-of-an-ancient-underwater-world\/"},"modified":"2024-02-07T12:45:24","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T12:45:24","slug":"scientists-are-racing-to-unearth-the-secrets-of-an-ancient-underwater-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/scientists-are-racing-to-unearth-the-secrets-of-an-ancient-underwater-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientists Are Racing to Unearth the Secrets of an Ancient Underwater World"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Scientists Are Racing to Unearth the Secrets of an Ancient Underwater World\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>\n<p><strong>Historians and divers are trying to retrieve prehistoric clues from beneath the waves\u2014but they have to act fast.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ruins-of-the-atlantis-civilization-underwater-ruins-royalty-free-image-16987867702690125122018341628.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20994\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ruins-of-the-atlantis-civilization-underwater-ruins-royalty-free-image-16987867702690125122018341628.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ruins-of-the-atlantis-civilization-underwater-ruins-royalty-free-image-16987867702690125122018341628.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ruins-of-the-atlantis-civilization-underwater-ruins-royalty-free-image-16987867702690125122018341628.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ruins-of-the-atlantis-civilization-underwater-ruins-royalty-free-image-16987867702690125122018341628.jpg?resize=120%2C120&amp;ssl=1 120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ruins-of-the-atlantis-civilization-underwater-ruins-royalty-free-image-16987867702690125122018341628.jpg?resize=70%2C70&amp;ssl=1 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Around 8,000 years ago, many civilizations thrived on plains that are now submerged by the North and Baltic seas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Now, scientists from a variety of northern European research institutions are undergoing a major study to analyze these regions and find evidence of these past civilizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Time is of the essence, as many of the regions scientists hope to probe are also prime real estate for growing wind farm installations that are needed to combat rising sea levels in this era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Around 8,000 to 6,000 BCE, the North and Baltic seas &#8230; weren\u2019t seas at all. Instead, they were vast plains that were home to ancient human civilizations. But as the curtain drew to a close on the last Ice Age, water levels rose and inundated these low-lying areas, wiping away any trace of prospering civilizations. Well\u2014almost any trace.<br><br>The University of Bradford\u2019s Submerged Landscapes Research Centre in the U.K., TNO Geological Survey of the Netherlands, Flanders Marine Institute, and the University of York will soon explore these long-lost civilizations as part of a research collaboration known as SUBNORDICA. One of the ancient lands the project aims to explore is Doggerland, which is thought to have thrived in North Sea region some 8,200 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTwenty-thousand years ago, the global sea level was 130 metres lower than at present. With progressive global warming and sea-level rise, unique landscapes, home to human societies for millennia, disappeared,\u201d Vincent Gaffney, leader of the Submerged Landscapes Research Centre, said in a press statement. \u201cWe know almost nothing about the people who lived on these great plains. As Europe and the world approaches net zero, development of the coastal shelves is now a strategic priority. SUBNORDICA will use the latest technologies to explore these lands and support sustainable development.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among those technologies will be advanced seabed mapping and computer simulation of lost settlements, as well as additional AI tools, seismic and acoustic surveys, and boreholes. In March, the University of Bradford announced its plan to analyze data gathered from magnetometer surveys intended for the environmental impact assessment of future green energy initiatives. University researchers say magnetic fields can help identify \u201cpeat-forming areas\u2026or where erosion has occurred, for example in river channels.\u201d<br><br>And time is of the essence for investigating these water-logged civilizations. Thousands of years ago, an additional 7.7 million square miles were above water, and of that portion, 1.16 million square miles lay along Europe\u2019s existing coastline. Researchers describe the region as \u201cthe most attractive land for prehistoric settlement anywhere in the continent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSUBNORDICA will investigate the significance of ancient coastlines and its resources for humans. Through diving surveys in Aarhus Bay [in Denmark] we will determine how widespread coastal settlements were compared to those in the interior and determine how marine resources were exploited 9000 to 8500 years ago,\u201d Peter Moe Astrup, underwater archaeologist at Denmark\u2019s Moesgaard Museum, said in a press statement. \u201cThis knowledge will then be used to target archaeological investigations in less accessible areas.\u201d<br><br>As nations fight against rising seas\u2014a fight that for some North Sea countries never truly ended\u2014scientists are rushing to discover what happened to these prehistoric humans who similarly experienced a rise in temperature that threatened, and eventually vanquished, their civilizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Original article:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.popularmechanics.com\/science\/archaeology\/a45701132\/race-to-study-submerged-prehistoric-settlements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.popularmechanics.com\/science\/archaeology\/a45701132\/race-to-study-submerged-prehistoric-settlements\/<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Scientists Are Racing to Unearth the Secrets of an Ancient Underwater World\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Scientists Are Racing to Unearth the Secrets of an Ancient Underwater World\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>Historians and divers are trying to retrieve prehistoric clues from beneath the waves\u2014but they have to act fast. Around 8,000 years ago, many civilizations thrived on plains that are now submerged by the North and Baltic seas. Now, scientists from a variety of northern European research institutions are undergoing a major study to analyze these regions and find evidence of these past civilizations. Time is of the essence, as many of the regions scientists hope to probe are also prime real estate for growing wind farm installations that are needed to combat rising sea levels in this era. Around 8,000 to 6,000 BCE, the North and Baltic seas &#8230; weren\u2019t seas at all. 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