Doggerbank - Doggerisland

Doggerland, the vast landmass that once connected Britain to the European mainland and is now submerged beneath the North Sea, is often described as a "real-life Atlantis" due to its dramatic disappearance beneath rising sea levels and catastrophic events like the Storegga tsunami. However, there is no direct evidence linking Doggerland to the legendary Atlantis described by Plato.

Plato’s Atlantis is generally understood by scholars as a fictional or allegorical tale used to make philosophical points, not as a description of a real historical place. While some writers and researchers have speculated about possible connections between Doggerland and Atlantis, these ideas are not supported by mainstream archaeology or classical scholarship. Robert Graves, for example, briefly considered Dogger Bank as a possible location for Atlantis but ultimately dismissed it due to geographical and chronological discrepancies.

In summary, Doggerland is a fascinating example of a real, lost prehistoric landscape that was home to Mesolithic hunter-gatherers, but it is not Atlantis as described by Plato. The comparison is evocative and highlights the power of myth, but it does not reflect historical fact.

Pascal Brackman