 The remains of plants brought to the surface from Dogger Bank were studied in 1913 by paleobiologist Clement Reid, and the remains of animals and worked flints from the Neolithic period had also been found.In his book "The Antiquity of Man" of 1915, anatomist Sir Arthur Keith discussed the archaeological potential of the area.In 1931, the trawler "Colinda" hauled up a lump of peat whilst fishing near the Ower Bank, east of Norfolk.