Doggerland: A Real-Life Atlantis

Though we probably won’t find a literal Atlantis beneath the sea, that doesn’t mean that a human settlement hasn’t ever been lost to the water. Meet Doggerland.

Hosted by: Michael Aranda

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[Mysterios]

I think there is an element of Doggerland that was not mentioned here. The reason why it was so high over the sealevel was not only because the sea level itself was so much lower, but also because Doggerland was actually way higher than it is today. The heavy ice that formed far north pushed the plate Doggerland was sitting on down in the north, so that the south end in Doggerland rose up. When the ice melted, the weight were reduced and the plate started to rise in the north, while it sank in the south. I just recently saw an article that it is still happening today, with Scottland rising each years, while South England is sinking deeper and deeper.

[Jatt]

There will be a similar video about Florida in a couple hundred years.

[donsample]

Looking at that down padded vest Michael's wearing, and wondering if Hank forgot to pay the heating bill.

[LeprechaunTits]

Michael knows what hes doing man. The best host!

[Nightswarmer]

When I was younger, I used to tell people I was from Doggerland and when I said it was the place between England and the rest of Europe, they kinda just.. accepted it.. I sometimes even sent screenshots of photos I found.. Good times..

[lissytreasure]

Growing up on the Norfolk coast, Dogger Bank (used to be part of Doggerland, was my playground! Wading across at low tide, sometimes borrowing a boat to get there. Love the place!

[hellafastveryfast]

I though for a second that this video would be about "A land of doggos"... Still learned stuff and science'd my day. 13/10 will bingewatch again.

[hampuslundstrom]

Imagine, your home becoming marshier, than an archipelago, islands smaller and smaller, further and further away. Not knowing what direction is safe to travel to.

[masterimbecile]

As a wise woman once said: "The dog days are over."

[Joeobrown]

oh, i thought this video would be about the car park near me. this video's very different if you're british

[Nihongakusei]

There's an interesting book series by Stephen Baxter that plays in Doggerland if I remember correctly. The Northland Trilogy. It's a good read and tells the story of the people trying to adapt to rising sea levels.

[veryberry]

Someone get a space heater for the studio, so Michael doesn't have to wear his coat indoors. :P

[grenishsinxRgold]

I wonder how much land we lost when the ice age ended and the sea rised.

[xotbirdox]

There's a Welsh mythology story called _Cantre'r Gwaelod_ (The Lowland Hundred) about an ancient sunken Welsh town on the edge of what is now Cardigan Bay. It's been classified as a myth but I honestly think it existed. When the tide is low at Cardigan Bay, you can see lots of tree stumps from an ancient forest and these stumps have been tested and have been found to be the right age. When you look at the west coast of Wales, it makes sense. It looks like a chunk has been taken out of it. I live in South Wales, Welsh going back generations to the point where I don't know where my Welshness started, and this story is so fascinating to me. It also breaks my heart bc not only did we possibly lose a land to the ocean, we also had to give up the rest of the British isles when we were invaded. The modern Welsh word for England is "Lloegr" and it apparently means "The Lost Lands." It breaks my heart how much we lost. Anyway, that's a conversation for a different day. I just hope one day we can find evidence of Cantre'r Gwaelod. 😔❤️🤍💚🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[alexrossouw]

Ocean : 1
Doggerland: 0

Next up: Modern coastal cities vs Ocean

[stephanieh.]

The Channel fishermen also often dredge up mammoth fossils in Doggerland; they give them to British museums and scientists for study.

[culwin]

The Netherlands: it's free real estate.

[notsoninjajoe]

Friendly reminder that lost cities of myth, claimed to have been built and inhabited by gods have been found submerged off the coast of India and Southeast Asia. The sea has claimed so much of human history, it’s easy to forget that many myths have a grain of truth in them.

[Michael_Raymond]

So who's interested in buying some DOGGERLAND AMPHIBIANS football jerseys

[Rubrickety]

When Doggerland sank, there must have been much caterwauling.