I didn't mean to imply anything - y'all are the experts...the 8,000 years seemed to be such a coincidence.
Both posts showing up at the same time and everything.
1. There was a volanic eruption 8,000 years ago in "Europe"
and
2. Archeologists find 8,000 year old drowning victims.
Or something like that;(
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Just intended to bump your post #8.
The older I become the more I realize life can turn on a dime without any warning.
We may never know what happened with these coastal settlements but it evidently wasn't good.