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This report presents a Stage 4 geoarchaeological assessment (analysis and dating) for the Gunfleet Sands 03 (GFS03) Demonstration Project on behalf of DONG Energy. The key aim of this Stage 4 report was to provide an account of the successive environments within the coring area, a model of environmental change over time, and an outline of the archaeological implications of the analysis. This analysis has confirmed that the Holocene deposit formed in a wetland estuarine environment that became inundated around 7081-6831 Cal BC (SUERC-54108). The ecology represented by diatoms, microfauna, pollen, and macrofossils, shows that the area was mainly a brackish coastal saltmarsh with a possible freshwater input. The proximity of the site to dry land and woodlands is indicated by regional flora comprising oak (Quercus) and hazel (Corylus) also with some indications of elm (Ulmus) and beech (Fagus). The archaeological record from this period has demonstrated both estuarine and freshwater settings that are attractive for human occupation.
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| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 6394 |
| 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. | Gunfleet Sands 3 Stage 4 Geoarchaeological Report |
| 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. | 59cf584c-a655-3995-800c-804affe58c63 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | maritime2-287277 |
| 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 | 2014-07-14 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2017-06-08 |
| 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 report presents a Stage 4 geoarchaeological assessment (analysis and dating) for the Gunfleet Sands 03 (GFS03) Demonstration Project on behalf of DONG Energy. The key aim of this Stage 4 report was to provide an account of the successive environments within the coring area, a model of environmental change over time, and an outline of the archaeological implications of the analysis. This analysis has confirmed that the Holocene deposit formed in a wetland estuarine environment that became inundated around 7081-6831 Cal BC (SUERC-54108). The ecology represented by diatoms, microfauna, pollen, and macrofossils, shows that the area was mainly a brackish coastal saltmarsh with a possible freshwater input. The proximity of the site to dry land and woodlands is indicated by regional flora comprising oak (Quercus) and hazel (Corylus) also with some indications of elm (Ulmus) and beech (Fagus). The archaeological record from this period has demonstrated both estuarine and freshwater settings that are attractive for human occupation. |
| 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. | Heamagi, C. (2017) Gunfleet Sands 3 Demonstration Project Stage 4 Geoarchaeological Analysis Report, Maritime Archaeology Ltd.: Southampton |
| 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 | 51.777466 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 1.1431874 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 51.777267 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 1.1429874 |
| 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 | Maritime Archaeology Ltd. | |
| 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 | |
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | http://dx.doi.org/10.5284/1043488 |
| Locator name | Name of the web resource | Digital Object Identifier |
| 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. | 2017-06-28 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2017-06-28 |
| 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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