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Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by J-Power Systems Corporation to undertake a post-consent archaeological assessment of geophysical data acquired during the 2016 survey of the NEMOLink interconnector cable route corridor. The assessment focuses on the data between the nearshore, kilometre point 127, and the UK territorial waters at the 12 nautical mile limit. The assessment of the geophysical data within the study area resulted in a total of 707 anomalies identified as being of possible archaeological interest. A total of 17 were assigned an A1 archaeological rating (anthropogenic origin of archaeological interest) and 687 assigned an A2 archaeological rating (uncertain origin of possible archaeological interest). One recorded obstruction was assigned an A3 archaeological discrimination (historic record of possible archaeological interest with no corresponding geophysical anomaly) and two were given an O3 archaeological discrimination (area subsequently cleared after data aquired), as they are known to have been recovered since data acquisition. Four of the A1 rated anomalies have existing Archaeological Exclusion Zones (AEZs) and it is recommended that these remain in place. Of the remaining 13 A1 anomalies, five are debris, one is a debris field and seven are very large magnetic anomalies with no surficial representation. No AEZs are recommended at this time as it is not clear that they are of archaeological interest. For features assigned A2 archaeological discrimination rating, no AEZs are recommended at this time. However, avoidance of these features by micro-siting is recommended. It is recommended that the recorded obstruction located within the study area, assigned an A3 archaeological discrimination rating, retains no AEZ at this time based on the recent nature of the record.
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| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 9480 |
| 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. | NEMOLink: Archaeological Assessment of Geophysical Data (UK route corridor) |
| 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. | a07864a5-44bb-3f1c-a96d-891725d8f330 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | wessexar1-394309 |
| 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 | 2017-01-19 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2017-09-21 |
| 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 J-Power Systems Corporation to undertake a post-consent archaeological assessment of geophysical data acquired during the 2016 survey of the NEMOLink interconnector cable route corridor. The assessment focuses on the data between the nearshore, kilometre point 127, and the UK territorial waters at the 12 nautical mile limit. The assessment of the geophysical data within the study area resulted in a total of 707 anomalies identified as being of possible archaeological interest. A total of 17 were assigned an A1 archaeological rating (anthropogenic origin of archaeological interest) and 687 assigned an A2 archaeological rating (uncertain origin of possible archaeological interest). One recorded obstruction was assigned an A3 archaeological discrimination (historic record of possible archaeological interest with no corresponding geophysical anomaly) and two were given an O3 archaeological discrimination (area subsequently cleared after data aquired), as they are known to have been recovered since data acquisition. Four of the A1 rated anomalies have existing Archaeological Exclusion Zones (AEZs) and it is recommended that these remain in place. Of the remaining 13 A1 anomalies, five are debris, one is a debris field and seven are very large magnetic anomalies with no surficial representation. No AEZs are recommended at this time as it is not clear that they are of archaeological interest. For features assigned A2 archaeological discrimination rating, no AEZs are recommended at this time. However, avoidance of these features by micro-siting is recommended. It is recommended that the recorded obstruction located within the study area, assigned an A3 archaeological discrimination rating, retains no AEZ at this time based on the recent nature of the record. |
| 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. | Wessex Archaeology (2017) NEMOLink: Archaeological Assessment of Geophysical Data (route corridor), 115580.04. 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 | 51.318073 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 1.3927543 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 51.317875 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 1.3925543 |
| 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. | 2020-05-19 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2020-05-19 |
| 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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