A sunken landmass that connected Britain to mainland Europe until a few thousand years ago may have been an excellent refuge for plants and animals, including humans, during the last ice age, a new study finds.
Parts of Doggerland, which is now submerged under the North Sea, hosted temperate forests as early as 16,000 years ago — long before such forests recolonized Britain and northwestern Europe following the final retreat of glaciers about 11,700 years ago.
