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Around 8,000 years ago, many civilizations thrived on plains that are now submerged by the North and Baltic seas. Now, scientists from a variety of northern European research institutions are ...

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A team of archaeologists worked to unearth the ancient settlement, which was buried under thousands of years worth of peat. The University of Manchester Metal is a staple in modern human existence.

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Around 8,000 to 6,000 BCE, the North and Baltic seas ... weren’t seas at all. Instead, they were vast plains that were home to ancient human civilizations. But as the curtain drew to a close on the ...