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Metadata: Digital Data from Multiple Watching Briefs on the Boston Barriers Tidal Scheme, Boston, Lincolnshire, 2018-2021
Abstract:
This collection comprises reports, images, and a finds database from a multi-phase watching brief carried out by Wessex Archaeology as part of the Boston Barriers Tidal Scheme between 2018 and 2021. The watching brief was split into two phases. The first phase monitored construction dredging and cofferdam installation between 12 November 2018 and 18 April 2019 located on the mud bank against the south bank of the tidal River Witham downstream of the Grand Sluice (hereafter referred to as The Haven). The second phase was a programme of archaeological and geoarchaeological monitoring of the excavation works between the pile walls for tie rod installation along the south bank of The Haven centred on NGR 533443 342925. This was undertaken between 20 April 2020 and 04 May 2020. Further dredging operations were undertaken between March 2021 and April 2021 along the south bank of The Haven within the swinging hole area opposite the dock entrance to the Port of Boston. Much of the excavation for the second phase was within modern made ground (up to 2m in thickness) comprised of redeposited material dredged from the river in the 20th century, overlaying dark grey in-situ river silts. More than 67 objects were recorded. With the exception of the leather boot and glass decanter, all artefacts found during excavations were modern and discarded on site, and no deposits with geoarchaeological potential were observed. During the consecutive 2021 dredging operations, a total of 127 objects were recorded. These were reported through the Protocol for Archaeological Discoveries by BAM Nuttall staff. The objects consisted of an anchor, jetty timbers and timbers pertaining to two hulks. The finds were considered modern and discarded on site. There were no significant archaeological finds or features encountered throughout the course of the GI monitoring.
Data holder:
Archaeology Data Service
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 11360 |
| Title | The title is used to provide a brief and precise description of the dataset such as 'Date', 'Originating organisation/programme', 'Location' and 'Type of survey'. All acronyms and abbreviations should be reproduced in full. | Digital Data from Multiple Watching Briefs on the Boston Barriers Tidal Scheme, Boston, Lincolnshire, 2018-2021 |
| File Identifier | The File Identifier is a code, preferably a GUID, that is globally unique and remains with the same metadata record even if the record is edited or transferred between portals or tools. | 5140d24f9d78d2750acaa83753832b0a |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | COLL_ID_1005296 |
| Resource type | The resource type will likely be a dataset but could also be a series (collection of datasets with a common specification) or a service. | dataset |
| Start date | This describes the date the resource starts. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2018-10-12 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2023-01-31 |
| Spatial resolution | This describes the spatial resolution of the dataset or the spatial limitations of the service. | inapplicable |
| Frequency of updates | This describes the frequency with which the resource is modified or updated i.e. a monitoring programme that samples once per year has a frequency that is described as 'annually'. | notPlanned |
| Abstract | The abstract provides a clear and brief statement of the content of the resource. | This collection comprises reports, images, and a finds database from a multi-phase watching brief carried out by Wessex Archaeology as part of the Boston Barriers Tidal Scheme between 2018 and 2021. The watching brief was split into two phases. The first phase monitored construction dredging and cofferdam installation between 12 November 2018 and 18 April 2019 located on the mud bank against the south bank of the tidal River Witham downstream of the Grand Sluice (hereafter referred to as The Haven). The second phase was a programme of archaeological and geoarchaeological monitoring of the excavation works between the pile walls for tie rod installation along the south bank of The Haven centred on NGR 533443 342925. This was undertaken between 20 April 2020 and 04 May 2020. Further dredging operations were undertaken between March 2021 and April 2021 along the south bank of The Haven within the swinging hole area opposite the dock entrance to the Port of Boston. Much of the excavation for the second phase was within modern made ground (up to 2m in thickness) comprised of redeposited material dredged from the river in the 20th century, overlaying dark grey in-situ river silts. More than 67 objects were recorded. With the exception of the leather boot and glass decanter, all artefacts found during excavations were modern and discarded on site, and no deposits with geoarchaeological potential were observed. During the consecutive 2021 dredging operations, a total of 127 objects were recorded. These were reported through the Protocol for Archaeological Discoveries by BAM Nuttall staff. The objects consisted of an anchor, jetty timbers and timbers pertaining to two hulks. The finds were considered modern and discarded on site. There were no significant archaeological finds or features encountered throughout the course of the GI monitoring. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | This dataset was collected by Wessex Archaeology and provided to the Archaeology Data Service for long term archive and management. |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Marine Environmental Data and Information Network |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | NDGO0005 | |
| Keyword title | data.gov.uk | |
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Protected sites |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Marine archaeology | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 52.9686 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -0.0092 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 52.9656 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -0.0252 |
| Regional sea | Northern North Sea | |
| Responsible organisations | ||
| Role | The point of contact is person or organisation with responsibility for the creation and maintenance of the metadata for the resource. | pointOfContact |
| Organisation name | Archaeology Data Service | |
| help@archaeologydataservice.ac.uk | ||
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | Wessex Archaeology | |
| info@wessexarch.co.uk | ||
| Role | The custodian is the person or organisation that accepts responsibility for the resource and ensures appropriate care and maintenance. If a dataset has been lodged with a Data Archive Centre for maintenance then this organisation is be entered here. | custodian |
| Organisation name | Archaeology Data Service | |
| help@archaeologydataservice.ac.uk | ||
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Wessex Archaeology | |
| c.budd@wessexarch.co.uk | ||
| Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
| Organisation name | Archaeology Data Service | |
| help@archaeologydataservice.ac.uk | ||
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://doi.org/10.5284/1105642 |
| Locator name | Name of the web resource | ADS Digital Archive |
| Dataset constraints | ||
| 20.1 Limitations on Public Access - Access constraints | This states `otherRestrictions` from ISO vocabulary RestrictionCode and is an INSPIRE/GEMINI requirement. | otherRestrictions |
| 20.2 Limitations on Public Access - Other constraints | This states any limitations on access to the data. Multiple occurences are allowed here. One entry shall be from the INSPIRE Metadata registry and the other free text should be part of the resource `Have specific limitations`. | https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/advice/termsOfUseAndAccess |
| 21.1 Conditions for Access and Use - Use constraints | This states `otherRestrictions` from ISO vocabulary RestrictionCode and is an INSPIRE/GEMINI requirement. | otherRestrictions |
| 21.2 Conditions for Access and Use - Other constraints | This states any constraints on use of the data. Multiple conditions can be recorded for different parts of the data resource. If no conditions apply, then `No condtions apply` is recorded. This uses free text. | User must agree to ADS Terms of Use and Access |
| Available data formats | ||
| Data format | Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | Delimited |
| Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | Documents | |
| Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | Image | |
| Version info | ||
| Date of publication | The publication date of the resource or if previously unpublished the date that the resource was made publicly available via the MEDIN network. | 2023-03-30 |
| Date of last revision | The most recent date that the resource was revised. | 2023-03-30 |
| Date of creation | The date that the resource was created. | 2023-01-31 |
| Harvest date | The date which this record has been (re)harvested from the provider. | 2026-04-19 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2025-12-04 |
| Metadata standard name | The name of the metadata standard used to create this metadata | MEDIN |
| Metadata standard version | The version of the MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard used to create the metadata record | 3.1.2 |