A remarkable discovery has been made beneath the Baltic Sea off the coast of Rerik, Germany, where archaeologists have uncovered a Stone Age wall stretching nearly a kilometer long and consisting of nearly 1,700 stones, submerged 21 meters below the surface. This ancient structure, believed to be around 11,000 years old, is thought to be the oldest known human-made megastructure in Europe. Initial findings suggest that hunter-gatherers constructed this wall as a sophisticated method to hunt reindeer, channeling them into areas where they could be more easily trapped and killed. The discovery, made by students from the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde in 2021, has been confirmed by divers who helped reveal the remnants of the wall. This finding not only sheds light on the ingenuity of early human societies in Northern Europe but also represents a significant addition to our understanding of prehistoric human architecture and hunting strategies.
A Stone Age megastructure, preserved in the Western Baltic Sea, offers unique insights into the lifestyle and territorial development of Late Glacial and Mesolithic cultures. In @guardian: https://t.co/ieqbm9Po48 Read the full article in PNAS: https://t.co/PIKA5wSwVl https://t.co/3d2WCJGFs9
Hunter-gatherers living 10,000 years ago in what is now Germany probably built a nearly kilometer-long stone wall to trap reindeer in a nearby lake. https://t.co/2ohg90Snxs
Strange wall of stones found beneath Baltic Sea may have helped humans hunt reindeer | Science https://t.co/BthnGJ5SRY
Stone Age Megastructure Found at the Bottom of the Baltic Sea https://t.co/kr3bzltBKF https://t.co/VT1DwqFVVQ
A submerged wall off the coast of Germany stretches for almost a kilometer and contains nearly 1,700 stones, making it among the largest human-made megastructures in Northern Europe. https://t.co/2ohg90Snxs
These stones at the bottom of the Baltic Sea off the coast of Germany were part of a wall that Stone Age hunter-gatherers may have used to hunt reindeer, scientists say. https://t.co/2ohg90SVn0
Divers have helped to reveal the remnants of a kilometre-long wall that are submerged in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Rerik, Germany. The rocks date back to the Stone Age https://t.co/xa0o5cEGs2
In 2021 in the Baltic Sea, off the coast of Germany, students with the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde found a rock structure that resembled a wall. | By @BottRivera https://t.co/ahfaSoLxq6
Archeologists have discovered an 11,000-year old wall lurking beneath the waves of the Baltic Sea that is thought to be the oldest known human structure in the area to date. https://t.co/iMuk3wZ2JB
A kilometre-long wall found under the Baltic Sea could be the largest Stone Age megastructure in Europe. https://t.co/cMUQi2iGE0
An underwater stone structure off the coast of Germany may have been a Stone Age tool to help ancient Europeans hunt reindeer. “When we found the rocks, I realized it’s possibly not a natural process that put these rocks together,” says one researcher. https://t.co/2ohg90Snxs
“A strange wall submerged in the Baltic Sea may be the oldest man-made megastructure in Europe” Article: https://t.co/nWHK2XIzX9
Could this submerged Stone Age wall be Europe’s oldest megastructure? https://t.co/rwiQYiPkfx
‘Unusual’ stones on seafloor turn out to be ‘thrilling’ 11,000-year-old trap in Germany https://t.co/B8R0re5HVf
The remains of a submerged wall stretch for almost a kilometer about 20 meters below the surface of the Baltic Sea off the coast of Germany. Scientists say these stones were part of a wall that Stone Age hunter-gatherers may have used to hunt reindeer. https://t.co/2ohg90Snxs https://t.co/GVRsqTf3b4
Europe's oldest human-made megastructure may be at the bottom of the Baltic Sea https://t.co/m7Jw0GpsyR
A low stone wall nearly a kilometre long has been found 21 metres below the surface of the Baltic Sea off the German coast. The wall is thought to have been built around 11,000 years ago to channel reindeer into places where they could more easily be killed, and could be the…
A submerged Stone Age hunting architecture from the Western Baltic Sea | PNAS https://t.co/Etk58NLrmx
A study published in @Nature reports the presence of Homo sapiens in Germany north of the Alps more than 45,000 years ago. https://t.co/hLboTI92WS https://t.co/dy7aljHSF4
Ancient 1km Stone Wall Found in Baltic Sea, Potentially Over 10,000 Years Old https://t.co/bl7xr31ZHx