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Low Hauxley: Environmental Change
Prehistoric people would not recognize the coastline that exists today. When the last Ice Age ended, about 10,000
years ago, Britain was still part of mainland Europe. As the great glaciers melted, sea levels rose and the land
that once bridged Britain and Europe became submerged. By about 8500 years ago Britain had become an island. With the
loss of the land bridge, a large part of the landscape occupied by these early people now lies beneath the North Sea.
The coastline continues to change today and, even in quite recent times, local people have witnessed the loss of
much land to the sea. It was just this process that exposed the archaeological remains in the sand dunes.
From here you can watch a video of coastal change in north-west Europe, learn about
the changing climate, and find out more about the archaeology discovered at Low Hauxley.
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