Prehistoric village found

[Votto]

Scientists uncover 8,000-year-old village underwater, find "treasure trove"

Scientists are now trying to solve the mystery of why it sheltered behind a fortress of defensive spikes.

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Beneath the turquoise waters of Lake Ohrid, the "Pearl of the Balkans," scientists have uncovered what may be one of Europe's earliest sedentary communities, and are trying to solve the mystery of why it sheltered behind a fortress of defensive spikes.

A stretch of the Albanian shore of the lake once hosted a settlement of stilt houses some 8,000 years ago, archaeologists believe, making it the oldest lakeside village in Europe discovered to date.

During a recent dive, archaeologists uncovered evidence suggesting the settlement was fortified with thousands of spiked planks used as defensive barricades.

"To protect themselves in this way, they had to cut down a forest," said Hafner.

But why did the villagers need to build such extensive fortifications to defend themselves? Archaeologists are still searching for an answer to the elusive question.

So much for the theory that man lived peacefully with other men in the Hunter Gather Utopia that turns out to be a complete myth.

Man never changes.

 

[Kruska]

Scientists uncover 8,000-year-old village underwater, find "treasure trove"

Scientists are now trying to solve the mystery of why it sheltered behind a fortress of defensive spikes.

www.yahoo.com

Beneath the turquoise waters of Lake Ohrid, the "Pearl of the Balkans," scientists have uncovered what may be one of Europe's earliest sedentary communities, and are trying to solve the mystery of why it sheltered behind a fortress of defensive spikes.

A stretch of the Albanian shore of the lake once hosted a settlement of stilt houses some 8,000 years ago, archaeologists believe, making it the oldest lakeside village in Europe discovered to date.

During a recent dive, archaeologists uncovered evidence suggesting the settlement was fortified with thousands of spiked planks used as defensive barricades.

"To protect themselves in this way, they had to cut down a forest," said Hafner.

But why did the villagers need to build such extensive fortifications to defend themselves? Archaeologists are still searching for an answer to the elusive question.

So much for the theory that man lived peacefully with other men in the Hunter Gather Utopia that turns out to be a complete myth.

Man never changes.

Even though 8000 years ago, aka 6000 B.C. does sound a bit optimistic, I am sure there are a lot more of these sites to be found.
So far around 120 stilt-house settlements have been unearthed in central Europe- dating to around 5000 B.C. and in majority to 3500B.C.

One stilt-house settlement found in today's Switzerland also shows for a rather massive Palisade wall. The settlement is estimated to have developed around 5000 B.C. with the palisade having been erected around 3500 B.C.

If there is one thing we can be absolutely sure about humans - they were at war with each other since the very beginning. This has obviously intensified from 3500 B.C. onward since the next stage in Central Europe, were elevated Celtic hillside settlements, and from 1000 B.C. onward added with partially large fortifications, e.g. Heuneburg or Staffelberg.
Even though in terms of civilization still being way behind similar settlements around the Mediterranean and Middle-East areas.

There obviously is an unknown or unexplainable civilization gap from massive stone made constructions in Central Europe dating to 3000-4500 B.C. (who build them?) - to the then later arising Celtic culture from 2000B.C. onward, reaching their civilization height at around 700 B.C.

E.g. Heuneburg in today's Southern Germany

Staffelberg

 

[Grau]

"DOGGERLAND"

At one time you could walk from France to England until about 6,500 BCE when the area called Doggerland was flooded by the North Sea.
Fishermen in the English channel have retrieved Woolley mammoth tusks and numerous bits of Stone Age tools and artifacts.
Doggerland allegedly had a fresh water lake near its center that was fed by the River Thames and the Rhine River from the East.
It was, additionally, one of the best hunting and fishing areas in the region but was flooded suddenly by a giant tsunami caused by an underwater landslide off the coast of Norway.

Since the sea level was about 80 meters lower 12,000 years ago and people tend to settle near a water source there must be countless undiscovered settlements just under the water's surface yet to be discovered.

For more information, please see:

"The Drowned Lands of Doggerland"​

The Drowned Lands of Doggerland

Once upon a time there was a land... Doggerland—a huge area of dry land that once stretched from Scotland to Denmark—was slowly submerged by water between 18,000 BC and 5,500 BC. Today it is a shallow bank and productive fishing ground in the middle of the North Sea.

xray-mag.com

 

[elektra]

protective spikes, they protect the village from BLM and ANTIFA protestors

 

[Mushroom]

Since the sea level was about 80 meters lower 12,000 years ago and people tend to settle near a water source there must be countless undiscovered settlements just under the water's surface yet to be discovered.

There are known to be a lot of them in North America.

One of the questions about the settlement of North America is because it largely appears to have come and gone, with entire populations apparently disappearing. However, many also believe that is likely because most of the archaeological record is based purely upon those that traveled inland, while most hugged the coasts. There are known to be settlements miles off-shore around California and other parts of the West Coast. But anything gathered from them is fragmentary at best, and the next time the planet enters a full-scale ice age there will likely be some amazing discoveries.

 

[MarathonMike]

Scientists uncover 8,000-year-old village underwater, find "treasure trove"

Scientists are now trying to solve the mystery of why it sheltered behind a fortress of defensive spikes.

www.yahoo.com

Beneath the turquoise waters of Lake Ohrid, the "Pearl of the Balkans," scientists have uncovered what may be one of Europe's earliest sedentary communities, and are trying to solve the mystery of why it sheltered behind a fortress of defensive spikes.

A stretch of the Albanian shore of the lake once hosted a settlement of stilt houses some 8,000 years ago, archaeologists believe, making it the oldest lakeside village in Europe discovered to date.

During a recent dive, archaeologists uncovered evidence suggesting the settlement was fortified with thousands of spiked planks used as defensive barricades.

"To protect themselves in this way, they had to cut down a forest," said Hafner.

But why did the villagers need to build such extensive fortifications to defend themselves? Archaeologists are still searching for an answer to the elusive question.

So much for the theory that man lived peacefully with other men in the Hunter Gather Utopia that turns out to be a complete myth.

Man never changes.

Yep, humans have been fighting each other since they first learned to stand upright.

 

[AMart]

I guess we waznt living in caves n cheit.

 

[Dayton3]

Scientists uncover 8,000-year-old village underwater, find "treasure trove"

Scientists are now trying to solve the mystery of why it sheltered behind a fortress of defensive spikes.

www.yahoo.com

Beneath the turquoise waters of Lake Ohrid, the "Pearl of the Balkans," scientists have uncovered what may be one of Europe's earliest sedentary communities, and are trying to solve the mystery of why it sheltered behind a fortress of defensive spikes.

A stretch of the Albanian shore of the lake once hosted a settlement of stilt houses some 8,000 years ago, archaeologists believe, making it the oldest lakeside village in Europe discovered to date.

During a recent dive, archaeologists uncovered evidence suggesting the settlement was fortified with thousands of spiked planks used as defensive barricades.

"To protect themselves in this way, they had to cut down a forest," said Hafner.

But why did the villagers need to build such extensive fortifications to defend themselves? Archaeologists are still searching for an answer to the elusive question.

So much for the theory that man lived peacefully with other men in the Hunter Gather Utopia that turns out to be a complete myth.

Man never changes.

What conference do they play in?

 

[DudleySmith]

Doggerland - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Map of the 'Doggerland' when England was connected to the continent.

 

[Grau]

Doggerland - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Map of the 'Doggerland' when England was connected to the continent.

Thanks for the excellent and very informative maps.
They do a great job of showing what happened, where it happened and how it suddenly happened; (Tsunami).

From what I've read, Doggerland was quite a prosperous area with excellent hunting, fertile soil and good fishing.

I liked the following brief article which attempts to show what life was like in Doggerland:

"ARCHAEOLOGISTS TO BRING THE PREHISTORIC LANDSCAPE OF DOGGERLAND TO LIFE"

Archaeologists to bring the prehistoric landscape of Doggerland to life

A project led by the University of Bradford, involving 15 universities and 63 heritage collections, will bring the prehistoric landscape of Doggerland back to life using advanced mapping techniques.

www.heritagedaily.com

Thanks again,

 

[Deplorable Yankee]

Scientists uncover 8,000-year-old village underwater, find "treasure trove"

Scientists are now trying to solve the mystery of why it sheltered behind a fortress of defensive spikes.

www.yahoo.com

Beneath the turquoise waters of Lake Ohrid, the "Pearl of the Balkans," scientists have uncovered what may be one of Europe's earliest sedentary communities, and are trying to solve the mystery of why it sheltered behind a fortress of defensive spikes.

A stretch of the Albanian shore of the lake once hosted a settlement of stilt houses some 8,000 years ago, archaeologists believe, making it the oldest lakeside village in Europe discovered to date.

During a recent dive, archaeologists uncovered evidence suggesting the settlement was fortified with thousands of spiked planks used as defensive barricades.

"To protect themselves in this way, they had to cut down a forest," said Hafner.

But why did the villagers need to build such extensive fortifications to defend themselves? Archaeologists are still searching for an answer to the elusive question.

So much for the theory that man lived peacefully with other men in the Hunter Gather Utopia that turns out to be a complete myth.

Man never changes.

I'm shocked

And thiers so much history that's been lost