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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
James Brooks

How Stone Age artefacts could teach us to adapt to rising seas

  • Archaeologists are exploring Denmark's Bay of Aarhus for ancient coastal settlements submerged by rising sea levels over 8,500 years ago.
  • Divers have uncovered well-preserved Stone Age artefacts, including animal bones, stone tools, and worked wood, from a settlement found on an old coastline.
  • The discoveries are part of a six-year, €13.2 million EU-funded international project involving researchers from Denmark, the UK, and Germany.
  • Researchers are using dendrochronology to precisely date submerged tree stumps, revealing how sea levels changed thousands of years ago.
  • The project seeks to understand how Stone Age societies adapted to shifting coastlines, offering insights relevant to today's climate change-driven sea level rise.

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Stone Age settlement swallowed by rising sea levels discovered after 8,500 years

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