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Doggerland was an area of land in Northern Europe, now submerged beneath the southern North Sea. This region was repeatedly exposed at various times during the Pleistocene epoch due to the lowering of sea levels during glacial periods, though the term "Doggerland" is generally specifically used for this region during the Late Pleistocene and ...
History of fishing. Fishing is a prehistoric practice dating back at least 70,000 years. Since the 16th century, fishing vessels have been able to cross oceans in pursuit of fish, and since the 19th century it has been possible to use larger vessels and in some cases process the fish on board.
Fleet of triremes made up of photographs of the modern full-sized replica Olympias. A trireme (/ ˈ t r aɪ r iː m / TRY-reem; derived from Latin: trirēmis, [1] "with three banks of oars"; cf. Ancient Greek: triērēs, [2] literally "three-rower") was an ancient vessel and a type of galley that was used by the ancient maritime civilizations of the Mediterranean Sea, especially the ...
Divers uncovered a 3,000-year-old clay figurine in Italy's Lake Bolsena, revealing human fingerprints and shedding light on Iron Age rituals. Discover the story.
August 13, 2024 at 10:32 AM. A Madison man was recently doing something he frequently does; walking along a creek looking for fossils and artifacts in Madison County. But this time he found ...
Marit Bouwmeester of the Netherlands won the gold medal in the women's dinghy at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, and Australia’s Matt Wearn made it back-to-back Olympic titles on the men's side.
River valley civilization. A river valley civilization is an agricultural nation or civilization situated beside and drawing sustenance from a river. A river gives the inhabitants a reliable source of water for drinking and agriculture. Some other possible benefits for the inhabitants are fishing, fertile soil due to annual flooding, and ease ...
In ancient Athens a bell would announce the arrival of fishing boats. [33] The ancient Greeks and Romans practiced whaling. They hunted both sperm and killer whales. Usually, they would whale by Corsica, Sardinia, and the Peloponnese. Ancient whaling was a dangerous practice and whalers used long lines with animals skins at the end to catch the ...