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Jersey ‘drowned landscape’ could yield Ice Age insights


Archaeologists are planning an ambitious survey of part of the seabed off Jersey where Neanderthals once lived.

The site is part-exposed during spring low tide, giving the team a four-hour window to dig while the sea is out.

Stone tools and mammoth remains have been recovered from the Violet Bank over the years.

More: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-51299755
ryaner Posted by ryaner
30th January 2020ce
Edited 30th January 2020ce

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