Did A TSUNAMI Reduce Britain’s MESOLITHIC Population?
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Күн бұрынA new study uses statistical modelling to estimate how the Storegga tsunami in the Norwegian Sea 8,000 years ago impacted the Mesolithic population of Northern Britain. Much of the evidence for Mesolithic sites comes from coastal and estuarine areas which were resource-rich zones for hunter gatherers. This would have put Mesolithic groups at more risk from tsunamis. The study looks specifically at the sites of Howick and Low Hauxley in Northumbria.
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00:00 Introduction
00:53 Modelling Palaeotsunamis
02:29 Mesolithic Life
04:11 Howick and Low Hauxley
07:15 Population Impacts
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Sharrocks, P.D. and Hill, J., 2023. Evaluating the impact of the Storegga tsunami on Mesolithic communities in Northumberland. Journal of Quaternary Science.
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Location of the Storegga slide, locations of Mesolithic sites in Northern Britain, aerial view of Howick and inundation modelling at Core A and Core B credit: Sharrocks, P.D. and Hill, J. in the paper referenced above.
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Drawing of Star Carr pendant, credit: Milner, N. et. al.
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Tsunami deposits, credit: Stozy10
Star Carr headdress, credit: Jonathan Cardy
8.2-ka event, credit: Giorgiogp2
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Reconstruction of a Mesolithic house at Howick, credit: Andrew Curtis
@MegalithHunter 5 ай бұрын
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@barrywalser2384 5 ай бұрын
I would say that, taking all the factors into account, the tsunami would have reduced the population. It almost certainly would have in those coastal regions. Even if it didn’t kill a large number of individuals, it may have caused them to move further inland. As you said, they would have never experienced anything like that before and might have abandoned affected areas. Very interesting. Thanks for all you do Laura! Much appreciated.
@floydriebe4755 5 ай бұрын
yup! ya nailed it, Barry! pretty much my take on this, too.....how's it going? finally got dug out Sun and Tues and then......heat wave!!!!!???? went from way below 0 to 20's above then, supposed to reach 40's next week!?!?!? however, it's just a false spring.....makes me afraid of what's probably on the way.....more cold and snow, for sure but, how cold and how many ft remains to be seen. stay warm and safe, my friend.
@barrywalser2384 5 ай бұрын
@@floydriebe4755 Hi Floyd! It’s the January thaw. Hopefully, winter doesn’t have too much more in store for us. ⛄️ Stay safe!
@marenpurves4493 5 ай бұрын
Agree. It would have destroyed at least part of their food supplies gathered for winter, even if nobody got killed, and probably caused famine. And moving further inland would have made it harder to gather fish and shellfish from the sea.
@floydriebe4755 5 ай бұрын
@@barrywalser2384 yeah, but.....our Jan thaws usually come earlier and only last for maybe a week.....this started a week ago, above freezing, and gonna run into Feb....or so they say.....and, 40°F in January, here, is pretty much unheard of.....ne ne ne ne😱 yeah, you stay safe, too
@vulpesvulpes5177 5 ай бұрын
According to the NGS the catastrophic release of melt water from lake Missoula in america and this submarine land slide triggered this tsunami and the subsidence of Dogger land. So if this is correct Laura’s presentation is part of a larger whole presented by Kayleigh a couple years ago. What I’m still not clear upon is how Missoula all the way over by the Great Lakes triggered an event by Norway. Unless it radically effected the North Atlantic current. More reading may be in order. As to our recent weather….. Floyd should be aware of the erosional damage done to Montana and points west the last time Missoula left go. I too hope this is the last of our cold weather. Fox out
@eckligt 5 ай бұрын
As a Norwegian I also wonder how the tsunami would have interacted with our very fractured and complex coastline, and how it would have behaved entering the fjords.
@Wolffjord 5 ай бұрын
It is very likely that the coast line of the British isles may have extended far more than today: those areas were sure devastated by the tsunami. Hunter gatherers always exploited those costal areas, so the effect on population was very substantia: they wouldn't have anywhere to run for safety. The areas father inland, if affected as it looks from the geological evidence, would have experienced a great level of destruction. Apart the direct death from the wave, but also for the loss of the ecosystem they were used to. In my view the wave would have stripped the land and deposited a quantity of salt that would have greatly decreased the availability for food in the area, for several years.
@chrisbricky7331 5 ай бұрын
Great analysis, and breakdown. Thank you for your hard work and sharing the love you have for this subject. Chris
@MegalithHunter 5 ай бұрын
My pleasure!
@marenpurves4493 5 ай бұрын
Laura (and community here), you have gotten a great community assembled here, congrats!
@MegalithHunter 5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@vulpesvulpes5177 5 ай бұрын
Well! That’s a tough deal! Having all the hazel nut hulls washed out from under your bed!
@floydriebe4755 5 ай бұрын
Fox!!! short and sweet, today😅 you feelin' ok? yeah, bummer 'bout the hazelnut hulls😂
@vulpesvulpes5177 5 ай бұрын
@@floydriebe4755 No Floyd. Thanks for asking. Chinese rheumatism got me.
@floydriebe4755 5 ай бұрын
@@vulpesvulpes5177 dang! sorry, Brer Fox! hope you're up and eatin' watermelon soon. kinda miss your long, informative comments. hang in there, buddy!
@Particleman50 5 ай бұрын
Great Video. Watching from Calgary, Alberta, Canada
@MegalithHunter 5 ай бұрын
Awesome! Thank you!
@dieterschonefeld7428 5 ай бұрын
Have been thinking: Is it possible that a big meteor going down in the arctic sea initiated both the landslide and the reduction of sunlight plus the dropping in temperature for a period of time, because i read somewhere that there was no tsunami in the south arctic regions but a less severe "little ice age" without the peak in the beginning of it. Thank You for sharing!
@david_v2.1 5 ай бұрын
Wondering if Mount Sandel would've escaped the full force of the tsunami being sheltered behind the main landmass of Britain...it's an awesome wee site, easy to let the mind wander back in time when there!
@willlane2388 5 ай бұрын
Very interesting! Thank you!
@MegalithHunter 5 ай бұрын
Welcome!
@ChristaFree 5 ай бұрын
Doggerland completely disappeared with the tsunami
@megalithicmason 5 ай бұрын
Fascinating info. The sudden drop in temperature is particularly relevant to what would happen during a pole shift (if several volcanoes exploded simultaneously).
@storkythepunk 5 ай бұрын
Great video, those people really did live on the edge, I would like to believe that communities helped each other out though in times of crisis much as they do today, I don't think that I would like to have lived in those times, scary.
@judewarner1536 5 ай бұрын
While his inferences, based on the paleontological evidence he accumulated, were clearly faulty, Immanuel Velikovsy cites evidence of crushed and smashed mixed bones of temperate and tropical animals in Yorkshire caves, carried there by one or more tsunamis. It appears that there is a record of tsunamis, which we have barely delved into. The one referred to above must have come from the south, rather than the north, considering the mix of animals involved. Since the richest variety of species is usually found in the transition zones between ecosystems and historically and today, worldwide, the greatest regular accumulations of humanity are found in coastal regions, it would be surprising if this was not the case in the Mesolithic. Large coastal communities would be at risk in any tsunami activity, and the loss of life would have been significant at a regional level.
@1206anton 5 ай бұрын
The sea level rose considerably between 12,000 and 8,000 years ago. This has not always been gradual. fishermen still collect bones of animals that lived there at the time. These animals must have been surprised by the rising of the water. So it must have happened very suddenly.
@thatcanadianwhitetrashguy 5 ай бұрын
I'm always interested in the Doggerland People and the Changes They went through during the Drowning of Their Land and what stories they would have past down the Ages. You would think that the People would have been Warned to watch for the Freaky looking Low Tide and Run for the High Ground when You saw One Appear Suddenly , EVIL ! If I remember Correctly , Doggerland went Under in Steps , so I was Wondering if the Boat Technology started to get better out of Necessity when You need it Most.
@marenpurves4493 5 ай бұрын
How would they have known that the freaky low tide would imply an incoming tsunami? I happen to live in a town (Hilo, Hawaii), part of which was destroyed by tsunami twice in the past 100 years, and some people ran out to grab the stranded fish when the water receded at least during the first one.
@thatcanadianwhitetrashguy 5 ай бұрын
Our Old Shaman would have Past down a Story or Chant to Remember. We Lost Connection to Our Wise Elders and are Now Blind to Destruction Coming.@@marenpurves4493
@marenpurves4493 5 ай бұрын
@@thatcanadianwhitetrashguy yes, all that has happened before. And in the old days it would have been passed down.
@SuperRobinjames 5 ай бұрын
Thanks
@destob9586 5 ай бұрын
Yes!!! Also the wave that formed the English Channel came from a Glacier lakes breaking natral dams and flooding from the inland out This happened 12 thousand years ago
@anthonymichaelwilson8401 5 ай бұрын
Definitely 💯
@toma110363 5 ай бұрын
Interesting climate graph. Wondering where I can find it
@MegalithHunter 5 ай бұрын
Wiki
@Amenogoogle 5 ай бұрын
👍
@davidj8065 5 ай бұрын
Fascinating - my instinct is that it would have caused very significant population loss
@floydriebe4755 5 ай бұрын
hi ya, Laura! Barry and others already said the thots i had so, i won't reiterate....just say that i enjoyed and learned from this, as always. it'll be very interesting to see what further study will reveal🤔 sssooo, how the heck are ya? how's your fam damily? all well, i hope😊 bet yer wee bairn be not so wee, no more....sure 'n they grow like weeds...good weeds, tha' tis😉 i'll be a watchin' fer yer next premiere, extra specially close.....perhaps i'll be able to comment on th' content 'fore e'er other folks😅 til then, me darlin'....
@MegalithHunter 5 ай бұрын
Will put some updates on Patreon later. She’s coming with me abroad for her first megalith hunt this week!
@floydriebe4755 5 ай бұрын
@@MegalithHunter so cool!
@MrAlidor 5 ай бұрын
How sexy can archeology be? ❤
@davidreynolds3082 5 ай бұрын
😮oooo...the theories will now come flooding in ;)
@madderhat5852 5 ай бұрын
I alway heard that tsunamis come in waves............😶. They should never let me near a computer.
@MegalithHunter 5 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@marenpurves4493 5 ай бұрын
LOL
@surters 5 ай бұрын
They have to get back to the deposits and use the sun light dating method (whatever the real name of this is). Ps. please place the teleprompter more aligned with the camera.
@sixeses 5 ай бұрын
Thanks Laura
@wooferblitz64 5 ай бұрын
Atlantis?
@gmpinto2 5 ай бұрын
💋💋💋💋💋
@martinsigley3957 5 ай бұрын
What is today Somerset was inundated in the 1300's by a storm surge. That had the effect of destroying all crops and salting the land. There can be no doubt that this happened many times. This would make all affected to move away.
@ClimateScepticSceptic-ub2rg 3 ай бұрын
We will never know how the survivors explained the disaster. The Gods would have featured, we can be sure.
@Toroleco 5 ай бұрын
Meltwater pulse 1C between c. 8.2-7.6 ka, centered at 8.0 ka, a rise of 6.5 m (21 ft) in less than 140 years (noah/deucalion/utnapishtim/Ziusudra/Manu/伏羲) The Halaf culture is a prehistoric period which lasted between about 6100 BC and 5100 BC, first samp seals, depiction wheel..catalhuyuk is older 6100 BC, Great Britain had become an island 6000 BCE. oldest cotton fabric has been found in Huaca Prieta in Peru, dated to about 6000 BCE. Cotton (Gossypium herbaceum Linnaeus) may have been domesticated around 5000 BCE in Kush, The latest archaeological discovery in Mehrgarh puts the dating of early cotton cultivation and the use of cotton to 5000 BCE 6000 BC), a massive volcanic landslide off Mount Etna, Sicily, caused a megatsunami that devastated the eastern Mediterranean coastline on the continents of Asia, Africa and Europe 5980 BC.Use of pottery found near Tbilisi is evidence that grapes were being used for winemaking c. [2] 5900 BC, It has been estimated that humans first settled in Malta c.arriving across the Mediterranean from both Europe and North Africa
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