This is so cool, and another thing to add to things to think about with the inundated landscapes in the North Sea: we must presume sophisticated seafaring capabilities during the Mesolithic even though we lack direct evidence for them. >>
Eleanor ScerriNew paper: Mesolithic mariners in the Central Mediterranean made sustained, long distance sea journeys. Not accidents, one offs, and not rare events. See thread in the comments. academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar..., led by @jblinkhorn.bsky.social