Note: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Archaeology and Palaeolandscapes of the Continental Shelf: An Introduction -- 1.1 Background -- 1.2 Techniques and Strategies -- 1.3 Underwater Archaeological Sites -- 1.4 Underwater Landscapes -- 1.5 Landscapes of the Continental Shelf and Human Dispersals -- 1.6 Outreach and Management -- References -- Part I: Techniques and Strategies -- Chapter 2: Survey Strategies and Techniques in Underwater Geoarchaeological Research: An Overview with Emphasis on Prehistoric Sites -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Current Survey Technology and its Shortcomings -- 2.3 Acoustic Mapping Techniques -- 2.3.1 Acoustic Seafloor Mapping -- 2.3.2 Acoustic Mapping of the Seabed Sub-Surface -- 2.4 Non-acoustic Mapping Techniques -- 2.5 Sampling, Coring and Excavation -- 2.6 Submersibles and Underwater Vehicles -- 2.7 Photogrammetry -- 2.8 Challenges for the Future -- 2.9 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3: Relative Sea Level Rise, Palaeotopography and Transgression Velocity on the Continental Shelf -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Relative Sea-Level Change -- 3.3 Palaeotopography -- 3.4 Transgression Velocity on the Continental Shelf -- 3.4.1 Computational Procedure -- 3.4.2 Sources of Error -- 3.5 Differences of Scale and Resolution -- 3.5.1 Continental Scale -- 3.5.2 Regional Scale -- 3.5.3 Local Scale -- 3.5.4 Ultra-Local Scale -- 3.6 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 4: Joint Explorations of the Sunken Past: Examples of Maritime Archaeological Collaboration Between Industry and Academia in the Baltic -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Shipwrecks -- 4.3 The 'Landscapes Lost' Project -- 4.4 General Constraints and Benefits of Collaboration -- References -- Chapter 5: The Late Mesolithic Site of Falden, Denmark: Results from Underwater Archaeological Fieldwork and a Strategy for Capacity-Building Based on the SPLASHCOS Mission. , 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Underwater Prehistoric Archaeology in Southern Scandinavia -- 5.3 The Helnæs Bay Survey and Discovery of the Falden Site -- 5.3.1 Rationale: Strategic Research and Active Heritage Management -- 5.4 A Programme of Community Engagement: Langelands Museum -- 5.5 Field Results at Falden -- 5.5.1 Test Excavations -- 5.5.2 Material Culture, and Faunal Remains and Chronology -- 5.5.3 Photogrammetry -- 5.6 Discussion -- 5.6.1 Archaeological Significance -- 5.6.2 Training and Capacity-Building -- 5.6.3 Proposal for an International Centre of Excellence -- 5.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Atlit-Yam: A Unique 9000 Year Old Prehistoric Village Submerged off the Carmel Coast, Israel - The SPLASHCOS Field School (2011) -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 The Atlit-Yam Site -- 6.3 The 2011 Field School -- 6.4 Excavation Methods -- 6.4.1 Pre-fieldwork Collection of Information -- 6.4.2 The Use of Remotely Operated Devices -- 6.4.3 Shallow Water Surveying by Divers and Locating Submerged Sites and Features -- 6.4.4 Excavation and Documentation -- 6.4.4.1 Pre-excavation -- 6.4.4.2 General Excavation -- 6.4.4.3 Documentation and Excavation of Individual Structures -- 6.4.4.4 Excavating Vertical Shafts and Water-Wells -- 6.4.4.5 Documenting and Excavating In-Situ Human Burials -- 6.4.4.6 Processing Archaeological Material at the Coastal Base -- 6.5 Summary -- References -- Part II: Underwater Archaeological Sites -- Chapter 7: Submerged Pottery Neolithic Settlements off the Coast of Israel: Subsistence, Material Culture and the Development of Separate Burial Grounds -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Submerged Pottery Neolithic Sites -- 7.2.1 Kfar Samir -- 7.2.1.1 Northern Sector -- 7.2.1.2 Central Sector -- 7.2.1.3 Southern Sector -- 7.2.2 Kfar Galim North -- 7.2.3 Kfar Galim South -- 7.2.4 Nahal Galim -- 7.2.5 Hahoterim -- 7.2.6 Tel Hreiz. , 7.2.7 Megadim -- 7.2.8 Neve-Yam -- 7.2.8.1 The Neve-Yam Burial Ground -- 7.2.8.2 The Neve-Yam Baby Burial on the Tmanun Islet -- 7.3 Discussion -- References -- Chapter 8: Hjarnø Sund: An Eroding Mesolithic Site and the Tale of two Paddles -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Topography -- 8.3 History of Investigation -- 8.4 Method -- 8.5 Site Description -- 8.6 The Finds -- 8.7 Art or Identity? -- 8.8 Conclusions and Future Perspectives -- References -- Chapter 9: Fished up from the Baltic Sea: A New Ertebølle Site near Stohl Cliff, Kiel Bay, Germany -- 9.1 Introduction: The Discovery -- 9.2 Mesolithic Subsistence: The Excavated Area -- 9.3 Potential and Perspectives: First Results of New Prospection -- 9.4 Site and Surroundings: Landscape and Sea Level Rise -- 9.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10: Investigations of Submerged Palaeoshorelines in the Kiel Fjord -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 The Site -- 10.3 Survey Methods -- 10.4 Dating -- 10.5 Discussion -- 10.6 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 11: Submerged Settlement in the Öresund, Western Scania, Southernmost Sweden -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Late Palaeolithic and Early Mesolithic -- 11.3 Settlement Sites Associated with Submerged Rivers -- 11.4 Other Submerged Sites -- 11.5 Coast-Inland Connections and Submerged Sites -- 11.6 Conclusions -- References -- Part III: Underwater Landscapes and Archaeology -- Chapter 12: Prospecting for Holocene Palaeolandscapes in the Sound of Harris, Outer Hebrides -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Methods -- 12.2.1 Geophysical Datasets -- 12.2.2 Data Management -- 12.2.3 Modelling Parameters -- 12.3 Results -- 12.4 Discussion -- 12.4.1 Maritime Technology -- 12.4.2 Why Northton? -- 12.4.3 Prospecting for Sites and Palaeolandscapes -- References. , Chapter 13: Early Holocene Landscape Development and Baltic Sea History Based on High-Resolution Bathymetry and Lagoonal Sediments in the Hanö Bay, Southern Sweden -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Study Location -- 13.3 Methods -- 13.4 Results -- 13.5 Discussion -- 13.5.1 Sediment Properties and Accumulation Rate -- 13.5.2 Depositional Environment -- 13.6 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 14: Tributaries of the Elbe Palaeovalley: Features of a Hidden Palaeolandscape in the German Bight, North Sea -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Database -- 14.3 Stratigraphic Interpretation -- 14.4 Fluvial Systems Seen in the Geophysical Record -- 14.4.1 Study Area 1 -- 14.4.2 Study Area 2 -- 14.5 Styles of Tributaries in the Elbe Palaeovalley -- 14.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 15: The Wadden Sea of North-West Germany: An Intertidal Environment of High Archaeological Research Potential -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Research Questions -- 15.3 Methods -- 15.4 Landscape Reconstruction, Archaeological Potential and Landuse Strategies -- 15.5 Future Prospects -- References -- Chapter 16: Sacred Landscapes and Changing Sea Levels: New Interdisciplinary Data from the Early Neolithic to the Present in South-Eastern Sicily -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.2 Geological Setting -- 16.3 Archaeological Data -- 16.4 Coastal Morphology and Sea-Level Change -- 16.4.1 Material and Methods -- 16.4.2 Data Analysis -- 16.5 Discussion and Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 17: Archaeological Potential of the Anchialine Caves in Croatia -- 17.1 Introduction -- 17.2 Definition and Distribution of Anchialine Caves -- 17.3 Anchialine Caves in Croatia -- 17.3.1 History of Research -- 17.3.2 Dating of Submerged Speleothems -- 17.4 Palaeontological and Archaeological Finds -- 17.4.1 Cave of Vrtare Male Near Crikvenica -- 17.4.2 Cave of Vodeni Rat on the Island of Sv. Kliment Near Hvar. , 17.4.3 Cave of Živa Voda in Kozja Cove on the Island of Hvar -- 17.5 Analysis of the Water Column and Sediments -- 17.6 Archaeological Potential -- 17.7 Conclusion -- References -- Part IV: Landscapes of the Continental Shelf and Human Dispersals -- Chapter 18: The Role of the Submerged Prehistoric Landscape in Ground-Truthing Models of Human Dispersal During the Last Half Million Years -- 18.1 Introduction -- 18.2 Definition of the Problem -- 18.3 Structure of the Argument -- 18.4 Survival of Submerged Prehistoric Sites in Different Environmental Conditions -- 18.4.1 Different Environments -- 18.5 Are the Seabed Conditions and Sites Researched so far Relevant to the Major Migration Routes? -- 18.5.1 Red Sea Crossing, Start of the Southern Route -- 18.5.2 Europe and Crossings of the Mediterranean Marginal Basins -- 18.5.3 Southern Route: Red Sea, Iran, India, SE Asia, Australia -- 18.5.4 Beringia -- 18.6 What Next? -- 18.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 19: The Northern Coasts of Doggerland and the Colonisation of Norway at the End of the Ice Age -- 19.1 Introduction -- 19.2 Background, Scope and Research Area -- 19.3 Methodology -- 19.4 Analysis of the Seismic and Geological Data Sets -- 19.5 Discussion: Doggerland and the Colonisation of Norway at the End of the Ice Age -- 19.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 20: Doggerland and the Lost Frontiers Project (2015-2020) -- 20.1 Introduction -- 20.2 Submerged Landscapes and the Transition to Farming -- 20.3 The Lost Frontiers Project -- 20.4 Conclusion -- Appendix. The Naming of Parts: Doggerland, Agderia or Northsealand? -- References -- Chapter 21: Postglacial Human Dispersal and Submerged Landscapes in North-West Europe -- 21.1 Introduction -- 21.2 Human Movement Across the North Sea -- 21.3 The Diminishing Landscape of the Mesolithic -- 21.4 Insights from a Drowned Palaeolandcsape. , 21.5 Discussion.