Doggerland Offshore Wind Farm: Archaeologists Analyse Pre-Historic Seabed Evidence

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Archaeologists analyse pre-historic seabed evidence recovered from offshore wind farm development area

Archaeologists working for Vattenfall, the Swedish energy group developing Norfolk’s largest offshore wind farms, have recovered unique evidence in the North Sea which is hoped will tell a more detailed story of ‘Doggerland’, the submerged landscape which was flooded more than 8,000 years ago. The unique set of cores were recently extracted from the seabed as part of the developer’s surveys of seabed conditions for its Norfolk Boreas offshore wind farm. They are the most complete and extensive set of cores ever extracted from the southern North Sea. The independent research is expected to answer questions about the environments in... ... More: Official Press Release Vattenfall

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Vattenfall, Doggerland, North Sea, archaeologists, pre-historic seabed, offshore, wind farm, UK, pre-historic seabed