Thousands of years ago, way before anyone ever stepped onto a football pitch, Britain and the surrounding areas experienced a natural disaster so enormous that it literally changed what the European landmass looked like.

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Source/Further reading:

BBC: http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/201603...

Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/sc...

Britannica, Storegga Slides: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Stor...

Older BBC article, but still some good details: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-1...

Wave’s effect on Doggerland: https://www.bradford.ac.uk/news/archi...

National Geographic, Doggerland: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/ma...

Current Archeology: https://www.archaeology.co.uk/article...

Doggerland overview: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/ma...

Maps of Doggerland: https://www.academia.edu/2480682/Mapp...

Another map of Doggerland’s potential extent: https://www.heritagedaily.com/2020/05...

Time Team Special - Britain’s Stone Age Tsunami:    • Video  

Bristol Channel Floods (1607): https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/br...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/en...