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20,000 years ago, there were rocky cliffs on the South Carolina coast
Posted on 8/14/14 at 7:39 am
Posted on 8/14/14 at 7:39 am
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The cliffs are still there but today they 66 miles to the east of the modern coastline and about 200 yards under water. Sea level has risen that much.
Scientists from the College of Charleston think colonies of walruses and seals lived on these cliffs which are called Bulls Scarp. Bulls Scarp jutted out into the ocean.
The researchers also think this will be a good place to look for paleo-indian artifacts. Bulls Scarp offered many resources such as marine mammals, fish, shellfish, sea birds and eggs, rock shelters, stone for tool-making, and freshwater springs.
There's a really cool sonar image of the structure.
The cliffs are still there but today they 66 miles to the east of the modern coastline and about 200 yards under water. Sea level has risen that much.
Scientists from the College of Charleston think colonies of walruses and seals lived on these cliffs which are called Bulls Scarp. Bulls Scarp jutted out into the ocean.
The researchers also think this will be a good place to look for paleo-indian artifacts. Bulls Scarp offered many resources such as marine mammals, fish, shellfish, sea birds and eggs, rock shelters, stone for tool-making, and freshwater springs.
There's a really cool sonar image of the structure.
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Posted on 8/14/14 at 8:09 am to samson'sseed
Damn, I was born 19,999 years too late.
I love cliffs by the beach and tidal caves.
I love cliffs by the beach and tidal caves.
Posted on 8/14/14 at 8:12 am to samson'sseed
That's cool.
Posted on 8/14/14 at 8:42 am to samson'sseed
Probably find relics of Fred Flintstone.
Posted on 8/14/14 at 9:29 am to samson'sseed
There also used to be a large cypress forest...miles off of the coast of Mobile, Alabama: LINK.
Posted on 8/14/14 at 9:49 am to TheDude321
Am I the only one who sees the discrepancy here?
Both the Bulls Scarp and the Mobile underwater forest are at around the same depth. Both are right on the surface of the ground, thus it would stand to reason that both went under water at the end of the last ice age, around 20000 BC.
However, dating puts one at 50,000 years old, and another at 20,000?
Both the Bulls Scarp and the Mobile underwater forest are at around the same depth. Both are right on the surface of the ground, thus it would stand to reason that both went under water at the end of the last ice age, around 20000 BC.
However, dating puts one at 50,000 years old, and another at 20,000?
Posted on 8/14/14 at 10:52 am to cokebottleag
One is 220 yds below the surface and one is 60 ft below. 660 ft > 60 ft
Not sure what descrepancy you are refering to.
Not sure what descrepancy you are refering to.
Posted on 8/14/14 at 11:38 am to cokebottleag
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Am I the only one who sees the discrepancy here?
Well, the video on that page actually gave some different figures than the article (and closes the discrepancy a good bit). Using the video's figures, here's a comparison of the two sites:
Underwater Forest: 10 miles off of the coast
Bulls Scarp: 66 miles off of the coast
Underwater Forest: 12,000 years old
Bulls Scarp: 20,000 years old
Underwater Forest: 20 yards deep
Bulls Scarp: 42-220 yards deep
Posted on 8/14/14 at 11:40 am to samson'sseed
Global warming 20,000 years ago?
Posted on 8/14/14 at 2:42 pm to beejon
Global warming caused the end of the Ice Age about 15,000 BP.
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