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Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by Boskalis Westminster Limited (BWL), dredging contractor for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) to operate an archaeological protocol for the reporting of archaeological discoveries, and to undertake the associated quayside archaeological monitoring of recovered finds, as part of the Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) Capital Dredge Project at Her Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB) Portsmouth. This commenced in late October 2015 continuing until June 2017. Over 1000 objects recovered and subsequently recorded as part of the capital dredge works are summarised and compiled within the Finds Assessment report (WA ref: 111320.05). A Post-Excavation Assessment report (WA ref: 111320.06) presented recommendations regarding further finds analysis, conservation, storage, discard, deposition/acquisition and publication of the archive. Archaeological material inspected on the quayside predominantly relate to marine activities, including material accidentally or deliberately lost overboard, such as anchors, personal objects and ordnance, but also material from shipwrecks such as timbers and fittings. The earliest datable finds comprise projectiles from the 16th century and ordnance from the 17th century. The remains of an early 19th century buoy is considered to be highly significant. The majority of finds are dated to the 20th century, with the Second World War period and late 20th century well represented. Aviation material is also represented in the assemblage comprising an aircraft engine. The Royal Navy presence in Portsmouth is represented by a variety of finds issued by the Navy, some marked with the broad arrow. The final Archaeological report (WA ref: T23454.01) summarises previous work undertaken and assesses the contribution to the archaeological knowledge of Portsmouth, the region and wider area, to themes (such as trade and warfare), and to time periods (such as the Second World War).
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| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 6506 |
| 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. | Queen Elizabeth Class Capital Dredge Project, Portsmouth |
| 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. | f65718df-44ef-340e-8567-89c613d98600 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | wessexar1-412157 |
| 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 | 2015-10-19 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2017-06-30 |
| 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 Boskalis Westminster Limited (BWL), dredging contractor for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) to operate an archaeological protocol for the reporting of archaeological discoveries, and to undertake the associated quayside archaeological monitoring of recovered finds, as part of the Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) Capital Dredge Project at Her Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB) Portsmouth. This commenced in late October 2015 continuing until June 2017. Over 1000 objects recovered and subsequently recorded as part of the capital dredge works are summarised and compiled within the Finds Assessment report (WA ref: 111320.05). A Post-Excavation Assessment report (WA ref: 111320.06) presented recommendations regarding further finds analysis, conservation, storage, discard, deposition/acquisition and publication of the archive. Archaeological material inspected on the quayside predominantly relate to marine activities, including material accidentally or deliberately lost overboard, such as anchors, personal objects and ordnance, but also material from shipwrecks such as timbers and fittings. The earliest datable finds comprise projectiles from the 16th century and ordnance from the 17th century. The remains of an early 19th century buoy is considered to be highly significant. The majority of finds are dated to the 20th century, with the Second World War period and late 20th century well represented. Aviation material is also represented in the assemblage comprising an aircraft engine. The Royal Navy presence in Portsmouth is represented by a variety of finds issued by the Navy, some marked with the broad arrow. The final Archaeological report (WA ref: T23454.01) summarises previous work undertaken and assesses the contribution to the archaeological knowledge of Portsmouth, the region and wider area, to themes (such as trade and warfare), and to time periods (such as the Second World War). |
| 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 (2020) Queen Elizabeth Class Capital Dredge Project Her Majesty's Naval Base Portsmouth. Final Archaeological Report, T23454.01. Wessex Archaeology: Salisbury ; Wessex Archaeology (2018) Queen Elizabeth Class Capital Dredge Project, Her Majesty's Naval Base, Portsmouth. Archaeological Assessment Report , 111320.05. Wessex Archaeology: Salisbury ; Wessex Archaeology (2018) Queen Elizabeth Class Capital Dredge Project Her Majesty's Naval Base Portsmouth. Post-Excavation Assessment Report, 111320.06. 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 | 50.780148 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -1.1010666 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 50.77995 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -1.1012666 |
| 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. | 2021-07-20 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2021-07-20 |
| 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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