Submerged forest is a term used to describe the remains of trees (especially tree stumps) which have been submerged by marine transgression, i.e. sea level rise. Examples can be found at low tide around the coast of England and Wales, and off the coast of Denmark. These remains have usually been buried in mud, peat or sand for several thousand years before being uncovered by sea level change and erosion.
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- An early work on this subject was: "Submerged Forests", by Clement Reid F.R.S., published by Cambridge University Press in 1913.
- See also, for example, "Submarine Archaeology of the North Sea", published by English Heritage in 2004, ISBN 1-902771-46-X
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