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Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by National Grid IFA2 Limited to undertake an archaeological assessment of geophysical data acquired over the Interconnexion France-Angleterre 2 cable development. The assessment data comprised sidescan sonar, magnetometer, gradiometer and multibeam echosounder datasets acquired by Next Geosolutions and MMT. The geophysical data were assessed to identify any seabed features of archaeological potential within the study area. The results of subsequent ROV/diver assessments have not been included. In the high voltage direct current (HVDC) nearshore study area, a total of 478 anomalies were identified as being of possible archaeological interest. Of these, 477 were assigned an A2 archaeological potential rating and one was assigned an A3 archaeological discrimination being a historic record of possible archaeological interest with no corresponding geophysical anomaly. In the high voltage direct current (HVDC) offshore study area, a total of 215 anomalies were identified as being of possible archaeological interest, all of which have been assigned an A2 archaeological potential rating. Three Archaeological Exclusion Zones from previous assessments have been retained and reviewed using the most recent data, and in two cases were reduced in size. The approximate area covered by the geophysical data archaeological assessment is 110 km by 0.25 km.
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| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 6493 |
| 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. | Interconnexion France-Angleterre 2 (IFA2) Archaeological assessment of geophysical data |
| 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. | 20b113a8-823e-36c9-b3a3-ee4f21ce02c2 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | wessexar1-403258 |
| 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 | 2018-01-23 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2020-10-30 |
| 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. | Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by National Grid IFA2 Limited to undertake an archaeological assessment of geophysical data acquired over the Interconnexion France-Angleterre 2 cable development. The assessment data comprised sidescan sonar, magnetometer, gradiometer and multibeam echosounder datasets acquired by Next Geosolutions and MMT. The geophysical data were assessed to identify any seabed features of archaeological potential within the study area. The results of subsequent ROV/diver assessments have not been included. In the high voltage direct current (HVDC) nearshore study area, a total of 478 anomalies were identified as being of possible archaeological interest. Of these, 477 were assigned an A2 archaeological potential rating and one was assigned an A3 archaeological discrimination being a historic record of possible archaeological interest with no corresponding geophysical anomaly. In the high voltage direct current (HVDC) offshore study area, a total of 215 anomalies were identified as being of possible archaeological interest, all of which have been assigned an A2 archaeological potential rating. Three Archaeological Exclusion Zones from previous assessments have been retained and reviewed using the most recent data, and in two cases were reduced in size. The approximate area covered by the geophysical data archaeological assessment is 110 km by 0.25 km. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | This metadata was prepared by the creator entered into the OASIS system hosted by the Archaeology Data Service. |
| Additional information | This describes relevant references to the data e.g. reports, articles, websites plus other useful information not captured elsewhere. | Mynett, A., Metcalfe, M., Andrews, L., Strutton, S. (2019) Interconnexion France-Angleterre 2 (IFA2) Archaeological assessment of geophysical data, 202922.1. Wessex Archaeology: Salisbury |
| 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 | Archaeology | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 50.82964 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -1.2684674 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 50.82944 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -1.2686675 |
| Regional sea | United Kindgom | |
| 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 | |
| Phone | 01904 323 954 | |
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Wessex Archaeology | |
| 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 | English Heritage | |
| Dataset constraints | ||
| Limitations on public access | Any restrictions imposed on accessing the resource such as the need to agree to certain licence conditions. | Restrictions Apply |
| Access constraints (code) | ISO restriction code chosen from ISO 19115-1 Codelist | otherRestrictions |
| Use constraints (code) | ISO restriction name chosen from ISO 19115-1 Codelist | otherRestrictions |
| Use constraints | Any restriction on the use of the resource such as the need to agree to certain licence conditions. | Terms and Conditions apply to reuse. |
| 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. | 2020-10-12 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2020-10-12 |
| Metadata standard name | The name of the metadata standard used to create this metadata | MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard |
| Metadata standard version | The version of the MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard used to create the metadata record | 2.3.2 |
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