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> it used to be a land bridge to Europe only 7,000-10,000 years ago) Doggerland. I've always found its geography and the idea that people lived there fascinat
by Lio 11mo ago
> it used to be a land bridge to Europe only 7,000-10,000 years ago)
Doggerland. I've always found its geography and the idea that people lived there fascinating.
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doggerland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doggerland
- DrBazza 11mo agoFisherman frequently dredge up stone age (or earlier) implements from there.
- cjrp 11mo agoAnd that area of the sea is still known as "Dogger" in the shipping forecast https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipping_Forecast#/media/File:UK_shipping_forecast_zones.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipping_Forecast#/media/File:...
- griffzhowl 11mo agoThat part of the sea as well as Doggerland itself are named afer Dogger Bank, a large sandbank that must have been some promontory on Doggerland. Dogger Bank in turn seems to be named after a kind of Dutch fishing boat called a dogger https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogger_Bank https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogger_Bank