The project is planning to investigate areas of the Gulf that were dry land during the last ice age.
A team of researchers is hunting for submerged archaeological sites that may lie offshore in the Gulf of MexicoThe project plans to investigate areas of the Gulf that were dry land during the last ice age—which ended around 11,000 years ago—but ended up underwater because of the rising sea level.As part of the project, the team, which has experts from several U.S. institutions and the University of Bradford's Submerged Landscapes Research Center in the U.K.
Scientists estimate that sea levels have risen by around 400 feet thanks to the melting of vast ice sheets between 19,000 and 6,000 years ago.As part of the project, researchers will collaborate with Native American communities through workshops, training and fieldwork opportunities. For example, all data and models from the project will be analyzed collaboratively with these partners to define potential areas of interest to the communities.
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