Ancient villages lost at sea in East Riding
Evidence of communities on the Humber dating back 8,000 years resulting from a geophysical study and small scale excavation between Outstrays and Skeffling village last autumn.
The study found that the area contains a long and interesting history, with evidence of storm surge deposits, ancient river channels and areas of peat from as far back as the Middle and New Stone Age (approximately 3,000 to 8,000 years ago), which suggests that landscapes occupied and exploited by prehistoric people survive beneath the current farmland.
Across the higher parts of the site evidence was also found of Roman settlement activity which evolved into the medieval period as communities settled closer to the shore as the land was drained.
http://www.heritagedaily.com/2017/08/ancient-villages-lost-sea-east-riding/116338
