A great wave
The Storegga tsunami and the end of Doggerland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3211285 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James Walker (0000-0002-2210-1369, University of Bradford), Vincent Gaffney (0000-0001-7918-0494, University of Bradford, corresponding author), Simon Fitch (0000-0002-0133-2678, University of Bradford), Merle Muru (0000-0002-4422-2639, University of Bradford), Andrew Fraser (0000-0002-6423-4733, University of Bradford), Martin Bates (0000-0003-3457-3846, University of Wales Trinity Saint David), Richard Bates (0000-0001-8119-3921), C Richard Bates (0000-0001-9147-7151, University of St Andrews) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 94 |
| Issue | 378 |
| Pages | 1409-1425 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Antiquity Publications (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15184/aqy.2020.49 |
| OpenAlex | W3108344737 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 49 |
Around 8150 BP, the Storegga tsunami struck North-west Europe. The size of this wave has led many to assume that it had a devastating impact upon contemporaneous Mesolithic communities, including the final inundation of Doggerland, the now submerged Mesolithic North Sea landscape. Here, the authors present the first evidence of the tsunami from the southern North Sea, and suggest that traditional notions of a catastrophically destructive event may need rethinking. In providing a more nuanced interpretation by incorporating the role of local topographic variation within the study of the Storegga event, we are better placed to understand the impact of such dramatic occurrences and their larger significance in settlement studies
Archaeology · Geodiversity · Geography · Mesolithic · Settlement (finance) · earthquake and tectonic studies · Geology · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Marine and environmental studies
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Westward Ho
| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |