Divers recently captured the first-known images of mysterious underwater structures believed to be remnants of a village swallowed by the sea some 700 years ago.The images and video were recently taken off the coast of Norfolk in the United Kingdom, as news agency Jam Press reported.The remains are believed to be the lost town of Shipden, a medieval settlement that was eventually consumed by the North Sea in the 14th century.MYSTERIOUS SETTLEMENT DISCOVERED AFTER RESIDENTS SEEMINGLY PACKED UP AND VANISHEDAt the site, divers photographed and mapped 25 man-made features.Pictures show massive, marine-covered stone structures jutting from the sandy seabed as divers explored the centuries-old site.Divers recently photographed underwater structures believed to be remnants of the medieval settlement of Shipden, depicted at left, off the Norfolk coast.(Jam Press/Peter Stibbons)Volunteer divers from the East Anglian branch of the British Sub-Aqua Club (BSAC) helped survey and map the underwater site as part of the Alfred Savin Project's investigation.Despite the North Sea's reputation for rough and dangerous conditions, the water was unusually still during the summer dives — which helped the team photograph and map features on the seabed.FAINT SIGNAL LEADS TREASURE HUNTERS TO MASSIVE DISCOVERY AT LEGENDARY 400-YEAR-OLD WRECKThe divers found structures made of flint — a popular building material in medieval Norfolk — as well as other pieces of cut stone and the remains of stone foundation structures known as caissons.The caissons may have been part of a 14th-century attempt to hold back the sea, but researchers have yet to determine their exact purpose.Volunteer divers helped photograph and map 25 man-made features discovered on the seabed off the coast of Norfolk.
(Jam Press/Peter Stibbons)Some structures remain eight to 10 layers of stone high despite spending centuries underwater.The effort marks the first time the features are believed to have been photographed.UND...