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Did a Tsunami Swallow Part of Europe?
Season 6
Episode 3
What happened to the piece of prime prehistoric real estate known as Doggerland? While a massive megatsunami might have drowned it for good, the underlying reason that it now lies under the sea may have actually been the same thing that made it so great in the first place.
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