Ancient undersea middens offer clues about life before rising seas engulfed the coast. Now we have a better way to study them
- Written by Katherine Woo, Postdoctoral Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, James Cook University
Divers excavate a shallow water submerged Mesolithic midden off the island of Hjarnø, Denmark. J. Benjamin., Author providedThe world’s oceans hold their secrets close, including clues about how people lived tens of thousands of years ago.
For a large portion of humanity’s existence, sea levels were significantly lower (up to 130...





