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Re:Civilization Is Older Than We Thought by treeman79 on Monday May 17, 2021 @10:11PM (#27190602)
Having an ocean on top of an archaeological site does make it tricky to investigate.
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Re:Civilization Is Older Than We Thought by devoutsalsa on Monday May 17, 2021 @10:33PM (#27190695)
I think it’s interesting that there could be amazingly preserved human settlements, and maybe even human remains, in the depth of the Black Sea. It’s an oxygen deprived environment below a certain depth, meaning things could be fairly well preserved. For example:

https://news.mit.edu/2000/blacksea-0920

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