A sacred coastal building was drowned and lost during a storm surge in 1362 AD. Now, archaeologists in Germany have rediscovered the sunken medieval structure, which some media outlets are calling “ Germany’s Atlantis ”.
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The team of archaeologists focused their research on a patch of land that was reclaimed by the sea during a violent sea surge in 1362 AD. The find zone is within the UNESCO Wadden Sea World Heritage Site, which encompasses around 10,000 square kilometers (6,214 sq mi) of the coasts of Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands.
The team comprised researchers from Kiel University (CAU), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU), the Center for Baltic and Scandinavian Archaeology (ZBSA), and the State Archaeology Department Schleswig-Holstein (ALSH) of Schleswig. In a new study , the researchers detail their rediscovery of the foundations of the Rungholt church, which was a major center of medieval religion and trade.
