http://dfg-science-tv.de/en/ Around 10,000 years ago, people lived in the exact place where the waves of the Baltic Sea now break. Stone Age hunters and gatherers could still travel on foot to Scandinavia. How did the Baltic Sea come into being? A research team made up of geoscientists, biologists, climatologists and archaeologists went in search of facts. en Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://dfg-science-tv.de/en/ http://dfg-science-tv.de/bilder/logo_dfg_sciencetv_rss.gif http://dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/sinking-coasts/2008-07-01 Episode: 01.07.2008 - Nice clear curves are the result of four years of interdisciplinary work. The graphics show how many metres the water level on the Baltic Sea coast has risen in the past 8,000 years. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/sinking-coasts/2008-07-01 Nice clear curves are the result of four years of interdisciplinary work. The graphics show how many metres the water level on the Baltic Sea coast has risen in the past 8,000 years. ]]> http://dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/sinking-coasts/2008-06-24 Episode: 24.06.2008 - Drilling in the mysterious depths of the Baltic Sea: in the Darß-Zingst Region, researcher Michael Naumann reconstructs coastal evolution with the aid of sediment cores. Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/sinking-coasts/2008-06-24 Drilling in the mysterious depths of the Baltic Sea: in the Darß-Zingst Region, researcher Michael Naumann reconstructs coastal evolution with the aid of sediment cores. ]]> http://dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/sinking-coasts/2008-06-17 Episode: 17.06.2008 - A storm is brewing: a good time to inspect and sort the finds. It is meticulous work. What will the scientists find in the wet, sieved material? Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/sinking-coasts/2008-06-17 A storm is brewing: a good time to inspect and sort the finds. It is meticulous work. What will the scientists find in the wet, sieved material? ]]> http://dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/sinking-coasts/2008-06-10 Episode: 10.06.2008 - A number of dives are planned for today. Time is tight; everything needs to be finished by dusk. The finds are first exposed using a vacuum hose and excavating trowel. Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/sinking-coasts/2008-06-10 A number of dives are planned for today. Time is tight; everything needs to be finished by dusk. The finds are first exposed using a vacuum hose and excavating trowel. ]]> http://dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/sinking-coasts/2008-06-03 Episode: 03.06.2008 - On course for the Great Jasmund Bodden. Here, in 2003, researchers discovered traces of a Mesolithic coastal settlement below the waves at the Breetzer Ort site. A journey in time, back 7,000 years. Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/sinking-coasts/2008-06-03 On course for the Great Jasmund Bodden. Here, in 2003, researchers discovered traces of a Mesolithic coastal settlement below the waves at the Breetzer Ort site. A journey in time, back 7,000 years. ]]> http://dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/sinking-coasts/2008-05-27 Episode: 27.05.2008 - In order to draw reliable conclusions on the future development of the Baltic Sea, the researchers must look at the past. But how can we retrace the climatic history? Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/sinking-coasts/2008-05-27 In order to draw reliable conclusions on the future development of the Baltic Sea, the researchers must look at the past. But how can we retrace the climatic history? ]]> http://dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/sinking-coasts/2008-05-20 Episode: 20.05.2008 - The underwater archaeologists have discovered the remains of a Stone Age forest in the Baltic Sea. Thorsten Westphal now dates the forest using tree slices. Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/sinking-coasts/2008-05-20 The underwater archaeologists have discovered the remains of a Stone Age forest in the Baltic Sea. Thorsten Westphal now dates the forest using tree slices. ]]> http://dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/sinking-coasts/2008-05-13 Episode: 13.05.2008 - How can the finds from the sea bottom be dated as accurately as possible? Radiocarbon dating, or the C14 method for short, provides valuable information. Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/sinking-coasts/2008-05-13 How can the finds from the sea bottom be dated as accurately as possible? Radiocarbon dating, or the C14 method for short, provides valuable information. ]]> http://dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/sinking-coasts/2008-05-06 Episode: 06.05.2008 - First we head for the open sea, and then for the deep sea to an area where the scientists suspect the remains of a sunken forest. The side scan sonar fish helps them in their search.... Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/sinking-coasts/2008-05-06 First we head for the open sea, and then for the deep sea to an area where the scientists suspect the remains of a sunken forest. The side scan sonar fish helps them in their search.... ]]> http://dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/sinking-coasts/2008-04-29 Episode: 29.04.2008 - What tools did Stone Age people use to catch fish? Prehistorian Stefanie Klooß hopes to find answers at Wiligrad Castle. She is examining a Stone Age fish spear. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/sinking-coasts/2008-04-29 What tools did Stone Age people use to catch fish? Prehistorian Stefanie Klooß hopes to find answers at Wiligrad Castle. She is examining a Stone Age fish spear. ]]> http://dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/sinking-coasts/2008-04-22 Episode: 22.04.2008 - Schleswig State Archaeological Museum: by studying Stone Age bones zoologist Ulrich Schmölcke can draw conclusions on the evolution of the Baltic Sea coast. The objects he is investigating are animal bones from the Baltic Sea island of Rügen. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/sinking-coasts/2008-04-22 Schleswig State Archaeological Museum: by studying Stone Age bones zoologist Ulrich Schmölcke can draw conclusions on the evolution of the Baltic Sea coast. The objects he is investigating are animal bones from the Baltic Sea island of Rügen. ]]> http://dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/sinking-coasts/2008-04-15 Episode: 15.04.2008 - Littorina littorea: the common periwinkle provides some important answers in the quest for information on the creation of the Baltic Sea. The Baltic's secrets are not even close to being completely explored. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://dfg-science-tv.de/en/projects/sinking-coasts/2008-04-15 Littorina littorea: the common periwinkle provides some important answers in the quest for information on the creation of the Baltic Sea. The Baltic's secrets are not even close to being completely explored. ]]>