Archaeologists reveal secrets of prehistoric human-made island

Submerged Prehistoric Island Was Constructed By Humans 5,000 Years Ago – Making It Older Than Stonehenge

Marine archaeologists pioneered a new imaging technique that allowed them to reconstruct various phases in the life of this ancient structure.

Southampton researchers find structure beneath stone island in Scotland

An ancient timber platform has been discovered beneath a stone island.

Archaeologists reveal secrets of prehistoric human-made island

Archaeologists from the University of Southampton have excavated and recorded a large timber platform hidden beneath what today appears to be a stone-built island, located in a Scottish loch. They used a technique called stereophotogrammetry to record the human-made island above and below the waterline as a single continuous structure, providing a perspective that wouldn't have been possible using land or underwater survey alone.

5,000-year-old artificial island hidden in Scottish loch predates Stonehenge

Archaeologists working in Scotland have uncovered new details about a 5,000-year-old artificial island hidden beneath the waters of Loch Bhorgastail on the Isle of Lewis. What looks today like a small stone island was once a carefully built timber platform dating back to the Neolithic period, making the site older than Stonehenge. The research team […]