Humanity and a Million Years of Sea Level Change
Homo sapiens evolved over the last million years during which time the climate fluctuated strongly. Ice accumulated and melted again, exposing and flooding the continental shelves - land which was colonised by plants and animals.
About 3000 such prehistoric sites with archaeological remains have been found on the sea floor by divers.
Dr. Nicholas Flemming is a marine geo-archaeologist from the Institute of Oceanography at the University of Southampton.
(from gresham.ac.uk)
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