Europe's Lost World - 9781902771779

Doggerland, a vast plain between Great Britain and Denmark that vanished in the North Sea a few thousand years ago, is the focus of this geological and archaeological study that uses new research to present this Mesolithic landscape in greater detail. Gaffney (landscape archaeology and geomatics, U. of Birmingham, UK), Fitch (geology, U. of Birmingham, UK) and Smith (archaeology and prehistory, U. of Birmingham, UK) use both seismic reflection data collected by the oil and gas industry and research conducted over the last century to reconstruct this lost frontier and provide students and researchers with a paleoenvironmental survey of flora, fauna, geography and culture. The authors also include dozens of color maps, charts and photographs as well as a glossary of archaeological and geological terms. Distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)