“Welsh Atlantis” emerges after storms strip beach of sand

[crosslandkelly]

I thought this was very interesting.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/“welsh-at...ms-strip-beach-of-sand-124222432.html#28O5ZCc

 

[British Red]

Fascinating stuff

 

[John Fenna]

I find this sort of thing very interesting - legend, lore and archaeology all coming together

 

[treadlightly]

Thanks for that....very interesting.

 

[weekender]

Wow I love how we are still finding out things, finding clues to our past.


Sent from somewhere?

 

[boatman]

Terrific contribution to our knowledge but one could wish that it had come in smaller sections. Huge problem created by these storms from the sheer number of sites and material revealed. It will nearly all be destroyed throughout the year. One specific thing about such revelations, as with new roadworks and developments inland, is how large the population of Great Britain must have really been compared with historians' estimates before such hard data was available.

 

[dwardo]

I find this sort of thing very interesting - legend, lore and archaeology all coming together

As do I, cant wait till they find the remains of the Welsh dragon

 

[Toddy]

Very interesting thank you for the link
Interesting too to read about the barriers that were built further along the coast and how they might be the cause of the sand removal. Sometimes fixing one issue merely creates others

Y'know ? if the Dutch can polder an area like that, I have to wonder why we can't ? The Geologist and Geographers have clear sound evidence that the rapidly shrinking Vale of York will eventually bite right through that bit of England by simple erosion.
Imagine the finds for the scientists in the far future

cheers,
Toddy

 

[swotty]

Fascinating stuff...thanks for that

 

[Ahjno]

Nice one! Thanks for sharing, very interesting!

Y'know ? if the Dutch can polder an area like that, I have to wonder why we can't ?

cheers,
Toddy

Haha you already gave the answer: because you're not Dutch ;-)

 

[Toddy]

I believe they're using Dutch technology to clear the floodings in England though

M

 

[crosslandkelly]

It reminded me very much of the Time teams excavations in Norfolk.

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v136/n3436/abs/136365a0.html

 

[mountainm]

The Geologist and Geographers have clear sound evidence that the rapidly shrinking Vale of York will eventually bite right through that bit of England by simple erosion.

*waves from the vale of York*

 

[petrochemicals]

Thanks for that, I'm gonna mark that one down and go there

As do I, cant wait till they find the remains of the Welsh dragon

Maybe with a bigfoot footprint.

 

[Andy BB]

Hmmm - massive flooding. Clearly the ancient welsh were heavily industrialised and caused man-made global warming. Shame on them............

 

[markheolddu]

As do I, cant wait till they find the remains of the Welsh dragon

They have what do you think John makes all those leather goodies from.