[Rockhounds] Ancient DNA from Doggerland and the Storegga Tsunami

[Paul]

Breakthrough in studying ancient DNA from Doggerland that
separates the UK from Europe, University of Warwick, July 16, 2020
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200716101619.htm

Scientists have studied sedimentary ancient DNA (sedaDNA)
from sediment deposits in the southern North Sea, an area
which has not previously been linked to a tsunami that
occurred 8150 years ago.

The paper is:

Gaffney,V., Fitch, S., Bates, M., and others, 2020. Multi-Proxy
Characterisation of the Storegga Tsunami and Its Impact on
the Early Holocene Landscapes of the Southern North Sea.
Geosciences, 2020; 10 (7): 270
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/10/7/270

Related paper is:

Gearey, B.R., Hopla, E.J., Boomer, I., Smith, D., Marshall, P.,
Fitch, S., Griffiths, S. and Tappin, D.R., 2017. Multi-proxy
palaeoecological approaches to submerged landscapes:
a case study from ‘Doggerland’, in the southern North Sea.
The archaeological and forensic applications of microfossils:
a deeper understanding of human history. The
Micropalaeontological Society Special Publications.
Geological Society, London, pp.35-53.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320035671_Multi-proxy_palaeoecological_approaches_to_submerged_landscapes_a_case_study_from_'Doggerland'_in_the_southern_North_Sea
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Peter_Marshall14

A similar paper about New Zealand tsunamis is:

Goff, J., Pearce, S., Nichol, S.L., Chagué-Goff, C., Horrocks,
M. and Strotz, L., 2010. Multi-proxy records of regionally-
sourced tsunamis, New Zealand. Geomorphology, 118(3-4),
pp.369-382.
https://ref.coastalrestorationtrust.org.nz/site/assets/files/4656/j_geomorph_2010_02_00520160609-10871-3qsqyj.pdf

Yours,

Paul H.