There Used To Be An Island Here

I'm not really into archeology, but as soon as you bring up cities buried by oceans or sand, I suddenly feel a desire to volunteer with the recovery efforts. It's so intriguing.

One of my uni professors (University of Birmingham) was one of the leading specialists in the last days of Dogger Island. He had dedicated years to it and managed to have a Time Team special filmed for it (a docu entertainment series that was a fairly big hit on UK TV). Sadly, he passed away right before it aired but at least it's a bit better known than when he started work on it :)

archeologists 1000s of years from now: "what are all these windmills doing underwater?"

I live in norfolk uk and often think about doggerland when I'm at the beach looking for artifacts. My niece found a beautiful handaxe, though I've not been so lucky. I have found some mammoth teeth and imagine them wandering across this huge lost landscape. Maybe there is a big wooden henge down there somewhere 🤔

It boggles my mind when I imagine all the secrets of history that lie beneath the ocean

I recently learned about how King Richard III remains were discovered. Its a fascinating story of hard work and good fortune that resulted in the miraculous recovery of his remains. I think you'd enjoy the story and it might make a good video here on your channel Joe! :-)

This is the second video I've watched on this channel and I'm thoroughly, and delightedly, HOOKED! Joe Scott is just my kind of historian: thorough, with apparent passion for his field, blended with skillful editing to smooth credible information smoothie... and his sense of humor is both well timed and relevant. SUBSCRIBED!

@Joescott Hey Joe you mentioned the boat of Pesse at around 8:00 , it was found in the Netherlands near a village called Pesse, a few hundred kilometers lower then the position of Dogger Island. I'm not saying you are completely wrong, but since it is in my back yard, I wanted to mention that. And by the way, I have seen the original boat when I was a boy. At that moment it was not on display in the regional museum of Drenthe, so we where invited to follow the conservator to the museum storage to have a look. It was an amazing sight. Thanks for the great video!

There is something very fascinating about the fact that the top of Dogger Bank is only 13 metres below sea level, and during storms waves may still break over it in the middle of the North Sea.

The stone pathways that fade into the ocean on many English isles are beautiful but also terrifying. Imagine having a link to a neighbouring area. And then the water just rises up and you could no longer walk there. Probably in your lifetime.

I really love how your channel covers so many different topics. I mean the variety of your subjects is just great. Sometimes you cover things that I know about, or know a little bit about, or know nothing about until you tell me about it, and every time you present it captivatingly

I'm really liking these few videos on ancient history. I'd be enthusiastic about an ancient history series with Joe. You always deliver you dashing smart man. Keep it up 👌🏽

Thank you Joe! Being from Denmark, I often heard Dogger Bank referenced during the weather forecasts on the radio, but it was just "another spot in the ocean" I knew nothing else about. You taught me something very interesting about the area of Europe I grew up in - an interesting fact about the ice age I thought I knew everything about. Thank you for doing great videos!

Doggerland is what we call our local Tesco Carpark.

Headed to watch your forgotten atrocities serious right freaking now, thank you very very much!

On the other side of the UK there's also the story of Cantre’r Gwaelod, a legendary flatland that was supposedly in Cardigan Bay; as well as Lyonesse, a strip of land running out as far as the isles of Scilly, which would have been a lot bigger five thousand years ago and possibly one large island.

Thus begins the creation of the Dogger triangle, where islands go missing mysteriously.

Fantastic video, as usual Joe! Thanks!

They have actually fished up tree trunks an other objects in the area, even anchor stones. Highly interesting matter!

Its funny that you mentioned the Pesse Canoe, I was born within 5 miles of where it was found. Have seen it about half a dozen times throughout my life. Never really thought it was significant until you mentioned it😜