Tsunami theory uncovered at Northumberland dig

A Northumberland dig has uncovered evidence of a huge tsunami 8000 years ago which helped cut Britain off from the Continent

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Evidence uncovered by a Northumberland dig of the catastrophic event which helped cut Britain off from the Continent thousands of years ago has triggered an “emergency” grant of £70,000 to continue the excavations.

The archaeological investigation of a Bronze Age burial mound on the cliff side at Druridge Bay was due to end tomorrow.

But dig leader Dr Clive Waddington of Archaeological Research Services Ltd, backed by community volunteers, has revealed a layer of up to a metre deep of material deposited by a tsunami.

It is believed that this could have been part of an upheaval which made Britain an island, and could be of huge significance to researchers.

In what is known as the Storegga Slide, a huge section of the Norwegian coastal shelf collapsed, causing a tidal wave in the North Sea basin more than 8,000 years ago. [...] thejournal.co.uk/

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