Doggerland, a lost world in the North Sea
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Zwin Nature Park
Open from 28 June to 2 November 2025 inclusive, this exhibition takes you on a fascinating journey through a million years of prehistory. A time when – believe it or not – the North Sea was a land of plenty zigzagged by rivers and populated by Neanderthals and mammoths. This was Doggerland, a world now submerged under the waves.
This time-travelling journey from the ice ages to the emergence of modern humans also offers you a chance to see unique prehistoric artefacts, such as mammoth jaws and prehistoric tools, including arrowheads, projectile points, planes and formidable handaxes.
The most spectacular find in the North Sea must be the skull fragment of a Neanderthal who lived in Doggerland 50,000 years ago – the first and only such fossil discovered in the Netherlands! He was nicknamed ‘Krijn’. You will be able to admire a lifelike model at the Zwin Nature Park. You will also see how Neanderthals and ice age mammals such as woolly rhinoceros would have looked.
Projectile points
Krijn - Lifelike model of a young Neanderthal
The exhibition offers a unique opportunity to discover a lost world and learn how our ancestors adapted to an ever-changing climate. It promises to be an adventure for the family and an interactive experience for young and old.
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| When | Every opening day of the Zwin Nature Park from June 28 to November 2. |
| Price | Entrance to the exhibition is included in a standard ticket:
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| Tickets | A ticket gives you access to the exhibition, the interactive Zwin exhibition, the panorama tower, the cabin trail, the observation center and the Zwin plain. |
Realised in collaboration between the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden (the Netherlands) and Flanders Marine Institute (Belgium)