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Doggerland

Blog: Searching for Doggerland

19th March 2019 By Genevieve Rudd

Almost two hundred people flocked to The Cut in Halesworth on Thursday 14th March to listen to a fascinating talk by Julia Blackburn and Hugh Brody, sparked by Julia’s new book Time Song – Searching for Doggerland. The talk was hosting as part of our regular Thrilling Thursdays! programme of themed, morning events, exploring interesting connections between people, place and nature.

Doggerland is the lost land between Great Britain and the European continent that was flooded when the sea level rose 7000 years ago and created the English Channel and North Sea as we know them today. Julia has been researching this for several years and her accounts of the places and people she met whilst writing the book were most interesting.

Hugh Brody is a highly-respected anthropologist and film-maker, and an old friend of Julia’s. He showed and discussed a captivating film about Inuit people living in the Hunter-Gather mode, which is how, it is believed, the people of Doggerland survived. Having lived there, and learnt their language, over thirty years ago he was able to comment on how changing circumstances are impacting on this ancient way of life.

The two parts of the talk, although very different, complemented each other perfectly and generated a host of questions which were very well answered. Overall it was a very educational and entertaining talk.

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  • “Very high standard indeed, but not so academic as to preclude anyone”
  • “Waveney & Blyth Arts have added enormously to my art appreciation”
  • “All I had longed for as a child was one inspiring teacher and I have an intense desire to learn now in my thirdage. This event, and the easy professionalism with which W&BA led the event, was great”
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