Milford News | 1930-04-18 | Page 10 | Villages Long Buried

Villages Loaf Bnriaal Sand dunes shifting In the winds uncovered what was once a good-sized village on the North sea island of Sylt Some time ago the remains of another village were similarly laid bare on the Baltic coast of East Prussia, On the northern tip of Sylt, In that section which until a short time ago was hidden hid-den by the dunes, has been found evidence evi-dence of a settlement dating back to the Ninth or Tenth centuries. Among the finds have been pieces of pottery closely resembling that made by Rhenish Rhen-ish potters between the years 800 and 1000. Other articles disclosed are said to date back to the Fourteenth century, cen-tury, thus indicating that the settlement settle-ment must have existed for 600 years or more before being covered by the dunes.