Doggerland Discoveries: The Incredible Lost and Found Artefacts | Ancient Architects

Many thousands of years ago Northern Europe looked very different compared to today, with Britain and Ireland connected to mainland Europe and Scandinavia, via a lost landmass known as Doggerland.

It now lies at the bottom of the North Sea due to rising sea levels and a process called Isostatic rebound. During the ice age, the weight of the ice further north forced this part of the world to bulge up. When the ice melted, the land started to sink until every last piece of Doggerland became submerged.

Doggerland was once a lush forest, home to many different species of animals and plants, as well as being home to humans, Neanderthals and other types of hominid.

Kayleigh, from the History with Kayleigh channel, made a fantastic and in-depth video about Doggerland in August 2021 and I would urge everyone to watch it because this subject really is an example of lost history.

But what was lost is gradually being rediscovered, whether from amateurs walking the Eastern Coast of England and the northern coast of Europe and Scandinavia, and finding ancient bones and artefacts, whether from fisherman trawling the North Sea and pulling up ancient harpoons and mammoth skulls, or of course from archaeologists studying the area.

In this video I give you a history of the lost landmass of Doggerland and at the end of this video, I'll show you some of the incredible lost and found artefacts that were recently on display at the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in the Netherlands - I hope you enjoy it!

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[HistoryWithKayleigh]

thank you so much for mentioning me and my video about Doggerland, truly absolutely honoured! 😳

[StephiSensei]

Having connections to Scandinavia, this part of the historical record has always fascinated me. Thanks Matt!

[Theggman]

I wish there was more about doggerland! Thanks for covering what there is!

[stemartin]

Love anything about Doggerland, really intrigues me

[penneyburgess]

Nice shout out. Love Kayleigh’s work.
Thank you Matthew.

[JonnoPlays]

Yes!! I'm so excited to learn more about this area.

[rayfleming]

As I live in the Philippines I notice vast areas of old continental shelf around the ASEAN countries that could have similarly been above water in the not too distant past. A lot of ancient history is hidden from us beneith the water.

[MelbaOzzie]

Many years ago I had a conversation with a fisherman who operated a dredge boat in the North Sea over Doggerland.
He said that they would frequently dredge up all kinds of artifacts.
At first they made the effort to contact museums and universities in order to hand over their finds.
But no one was interested, so the fishermen just threw them back overboard.
I cringe when I think of what has been lost because of the lack of interest by these academics.

[TheWhoreculture]

Always interning, thank you. I have a wonderful neolithic anchor/fishing weight - bored stone with ware marks from rope - I found it on a Norfolk beach as a child & took to Norwich museum, for identification. As a result have long been fascinated with the story of this lost land . As ever very best to you&yours👋🌟💯✌

[canthama]

Hey Matt, this is indeed a fascinating subject, so much to be discovered. Nice you brought Kayleigh's visit to the the Doggerland special exhibition at the Dutch museum, she did a great job on those videos. Congrats to both.

[weirdboyjim]

Good video! I'd be fascinated about to learn more. I've always assumed there was more lost to sea level rise then than is recognized.

[historybuff]

It is hard to imagine a vast land that no longer exist. I see the recreations and the maps of where the land use to be, it all seems so unreal. I see the artifacts and see the people living there had all the equipment needed to live there, plus creative desires to make things. It just blows my mind on how much was lost.

[barrywalser]

Brilliant illustrations! It certainly seems as though it was a paradise. Thanks for sharing this information!

[mayro]

Its always a good day when you upload.

[remkoburger]

I'm still waiting on a AA & Kayleigh dual live episode. That would be massive in this cosy corner of Youtube.

[wizardwillbonner]

Once again excellent presentation. Thank you and Kayleigh.

[StaggersonJagz]

Love your channel and I seriously appreciate the progress you've made towards reality

[MegalithHunter]

It blows my mind to think how big Doggerland was and how much land has been lost. Well, the same for many places. Even the island I live on now would have had a landbridge extending from the south-east-east 200km to the north.

[dougg]

As an artist, the first thing that comes to mind is a graphic book ( comic) called Doggerland. Adventures with warriors and strange beast kind of thing

[monkeywrench]

Gotta love a good bit covering this lost region. So fascinating! Thank you!