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A watching brief was undertaken in 2006 during ground works associated with geotechnical investigations of the BritNed Interconnector UK landfall site on the Isle of Grain, Kent. No pre-modern archaeological features or finds were observed. Holocene alluvium was found in borehole BH120 below made ground and a section of the core at -24.85 to -25.24mOD was analysed. Pollen evidence indicates oak and hazel woodland and an acorn cup produced a 14C date of 9030-8720 BP (late Mesolithic). Abundant charcoal suggests human activity or natural fires. Plant and animal remains indicate gradual marine inundation, with brackish intertidal creeks developing. During cable laying offshore in 2010, the previously unreported wreck of a small wooden vessel in poor condition was encountered at approximate position 450546 E, 5741447 N (UTM Zone 31N). Archaeological evaluation suggests that the unidentified wreck was exposed by sandwave migration after 2008. It probably dates to the late nineteenth or twentieth century and was probably a small fishing or recreational boat or World War II patrol or service boat. During cable burial operations off the Isle of Grain in 2010, part of a previously unreported wooden wreck was discovered in the cable trench at approximate position 346411 E, 5705324 N (UTM Zone 31N). It was completely buried during a subsequent archaeological diving inspection. Size, extent of survival and function of the unidentified vessel are unknown. The recovery of a cuprous fastening suggests that it is unlikely to predate the early nineteenth century.
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| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 6446 |
| 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. | WA 64490-96 BritNed Interconnector Scheme |
| 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. | e0ff832b-d6f8-3c46-88d7-6d2c16b09e7e |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | wessexar1-116808 |
| 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 | 2006-10-20 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2011-04-11 |
| 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. | A watching brief was undertaken in 2006 during ground works associated with geotechnical investigations of the BritNed Interconnector UK landfall site on the Isle of Grain, Kent. No pre-modern archaeological features or finds were observed. Holocene alluvium was found in borehole BH120 below made ground and a section of the core at -24.85 to -25.24mOD was analysed. Pollen evidence indicates oak and hazel woodland and an acorn cup produced a 14C date of 9030-8720 BP (late Mesolithic). Abundant charcoal suggests human activity or natural fires. Plant and animal remains indicate gradual marine inundation, with brackish intertidal creeks developing. During cable laying offshore in 2010, the previously unreported wreck of a small wooden vessel in poor condition was encountered at approximate position 450546 E, 5741447 N (UTM Zone 31N). Archaeological evaluation suggests that the unidentified wreck was exposed by sandwave migration after 2008. It probably dates to the late nineteenth or twentieth century and was probably a small fishing or recreational boat or World War II patrol or service boat. During cable burial operations off the Isle of Grain in 2010, part of a previously unreported wooden wreck was discovered in the cable trench at approximate position 346411 E, 5705324 N (UTM Zone 31N). It was completely buried during a subsequent archaeological diving inspection. Size, extent of survival and function of the unidentified vessel are unknown. The recovery of a cuprous fastening suggests that it is unlikely to predate the early nineteenth century. |
| 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. | Hamel, A. (2010) Britned Protocol Implementation: Archaeological Evaluation of a Previously Unreported Wreck at KP~121.910, WA 64496.03. Wessex Archaeology: Salisbury ; Scott, G. (2011) Britned Protocol Implementation: Archaeological Evaluation of a Previously Unreported Wreck at KP~5.570, WA 64496.04. Wessex Archaeology: Salisbury ; Scott, G., Gribble, J. (2006) Britned Interconnector Archaeological Assessment: Ground Investigations and Watching Brief, WA 64490.01. Wessex Archaeology: Salisbury ; Russel, J., Christie, M., Gribble, J. (2007) Britned Interconnector Stage 2 Geotechnical Assessment: Recording of Core 120, WA 64491.01. Wessex Archaeology: Salisbury ; Scott, G., Gribble, J. (2006) Britned Interconnector Test Pit Logs, WA 64490.01 Appendix 1. Wessex Archaeology: Salisbury ; Russel, J. (2008) Britned Interconnector Isle of Grain: Archaeological Stage 3 Sample Assessment, WA 64493.01. Wessex Archaeology: Salisbury ; Russell, J. (2009) Britned Interconnector Isle of Grain: Stage 4 Analysis, WA 64495.01. Wessex Archaeology: Salisbury ; Howell, D. (2010) Britned Protocol Implementation: Archaeological Assessment of Geophysical Data from Previously Unreported Wreck Site at KP ~ 121.910, WA 64496.01. 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 | 51.0002 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 0.0002 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 51 |
| 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 | |
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | http://dx.doi.org/10.5284/1020812 |
| Locator name | Name of the web resource | Digital Object Identifier |
| Dataset constraints | ||
| 21 Conditions for Access and Use - Use limitation | Any restrictions imposed on accessing the resource such as the need to agree to certain licence conditions. | Restrictions Apply |
| 20 Limitations on Public Access - Access constraints | ISO restriction code 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. | 2013-08-07 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2013-08-07 |
| 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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