Post by Ian Thomas on Dec 24, 2023 20:57:16 GMT 10
Doubtless there are many late-Pleistocene "lost civilisations" waiting to be found on submerged continental shelves all around the world ..
The paper in Quaternary Science Reviews ..
Lost ancient colony off coast of Australia that hundreds of thousands once called home discovered
Katherine Donlevy
New York Post
Sat, 23 Dec 2023 04:36 UTC
australia coast
www.sott.net/article/487141-Lost-ancient-colony-off-coast-of-Australia-that-hundreds-of-thousands-once-called-home-discovered
Forget about the lost city of Atlantis.
Scientists stumbled upon a massive forgotten colony off the coast of Australia that was once home to hundreds of thousands of people.
Various artifacts and signs of human life were discovered on the northwest shelf of Sahul, located off the coast of the northern region of Kimberley on a landmass that connects to New Guinea, according to a study in Quaternary Science Reviews.
Katherine Donlevy
New York Post
Sat, 23 Dec 2023 04:36 UTC
australia coast
www.sott.net/article/487141-Lost-ancient-colony-off-coast-of-Australia-that-hundreds-of-thousands-once-called-home-discovered
Forget about the lost city of Atlantis.
Scientists stumbled upon a massive forgotten colony off the coast of Australia that was once home to hundreds of thousands of people.
Various artifacts and signs of human life were discovered on the northwest shelf of Sahul, located off the coast of the northern region of Kimberley on a landmass that connects to New Guinea, according to a study in Quaternary Science Reviews.
The paper in Quaternary Science Reviews ..
Sea level rise drowned a vast habitable area of north-western Australia driving long-term cultural change
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277379123004663
Highlights
MIS4 lowstand exposed a vast archipelago off the northwest coast of Sahul.
The island environment likely enabled staged human dispersal from Wallacea to Sahul.
The NW Shelf contained a mosaic of habitable fresh and saltwater environments.
Modelling reveals the drowned shelf could have supported between 50,000 and 500,000 people.
Retreat ahead of sea level rise drove increasing occupation and new rock art style
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277379123004663
Highlights
MIS4 lowstand exposed a vast archipelago off the northwest coast of Sahul.
The island environment likely enabled staged human dispersal from Wallacea to Sahul.
The NW Shelf contained a mosaic of habitable fresh and saltwater environments.
Modelling reveals the drowned shelf could have supported between 50,000 and 500,000 people.
Retreat ahead of sea level rise drove increasing occupation and new rock art style