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Sophie Law & Katie Williams

Secrets of Scotland's lost 'Atlantis' uncovered after 200 objects found in depths of North Sea

Archaeologists have had a breakthrough and are piecing together the secrets of lost 'Atlantis' off the coast of Scotland.

More than 200 objects have been uncovered in the North Sea by divers and fishermen.

It is thought that the underwater world, now named Doggerland used to connect the UK and Europe, providing a home to tens of thousands of people, The Daily Record reports.

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For years, fishermen have been pulling up artefacts from the bed of the North Sea.

It is believed that a huge tsunami drowned the land, destroying homes and lives forever.

Since being lost 8,200 years ago, 200 mysterious objects have since been discovered and brought up to the surface, including skulls, mammoth remains - and even fossilised Hyena droppings.

A male skull found in the depths of Doggerland. (YouTube/Rijksmuseum van Oudheden Daily Record)

To paint the picture and tell the story of Doggerland, a new exhibition called Doggerland: Lost World in the North Sea is now on display at the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in Leiden, southern Holland.

It shows off artefacts including a deer bone with an embedded arrow head and a skull fragment from a young male Neanderthal.

Vessels have also found remains of lions and other animals and a few prehistoric tools and weapons.

Researchers from the University of St Andrews have previously pieced together the prehistoric 'Atlantis.'

The research suggests the number of people who drowned could have been tens of thousands, living in an area that stretched from Northern Scotland across to Denmark and down as far as the Channel Islands.

Using survey data from oil companies, researchers were able to map the continent and deduce its population size as well as what kinds of animals and plants thrived there.

The findings suggest a landmass with hills and valleys, large swamps and lakes with major rivers, plus possible human burial sites, standing stones and a mass mammoth grave.

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