Probably you have seen images of people working on archaeological sites, painstakingly digging up stuff but so slowly so they can record every aspect of the object such as size, location, etc. Maybe you have even been lucky enough to participate in such a dig. Now imagine doing that underwater. (Science Daily: Underwater Stone Age settlement mapped out)
Six years ago divers discovered the oldest known stationary fish traps in northern Europe off the coast of southern Sweden. Since then, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have uncovered an exceptionally well-preserved Stone Age site. They now believe the location was a lagoon environment where Mesolithic humans lived during parts of the year.
Six years ago divers discovered the oldest known stationary fish traps in northern Europe off the coast of southern Sweden. Since then, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have uncovered an exceptionally well-preserved Stone Age site. They now believe the location was a lagoon environment where Mesolithic humans lived during parts of the year.
- Science Daily
Not only do their do their dig underwater but they do it at the bottom of the Baltic Sea and that has got to be so, so cold. How's that for being bad ass for science.
I'm not so compulsive I need to discover what 'fish traps' are since I thought a fish trap was usually called a net but these are physical structures which are much larger than than that.
They shot a video and the passion for the work in this young sciencer is wonderful to see. He's also so young his skin hasn't completely cleared yet (larfs).
Meet Anton Hansson and you will hear this kid really knows his stuff. He's a PhD student at Lund University.
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