Storm Hannah uncovers Borth 'sunken' underwater forest.
A prehistoric forest which was buried under water and sand more than 4,500 years ago has been uncovered by Storm Hannah.
The petrified trees lie between Ynyslas and Borth in Ceredigion county.
The forest has become associated with a 17th Century myth of a sunken civilization known as 'Cantre'r Gwaelod', or the 'Sunken Hundred'.
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Jnei is there any information on why the sudden inundation occurred that buried the forest. If they are buried in peat, preservation should be very good. But now that they are exposed, deterioration and decomposition should accelerate equally as quickly.
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