59cf584c-a655-3995-800c-804affe58c63 English dataset Archaeology Data Service help@archaeologydataservice.ac.uk pointOfContact 2021-05-11 MEDIN Discovery metadata standard 2.3.8 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 Gunfleet Sands 3 Stage 4 Geoarchaeological Report 2017-06-28 publication 2017-06-08 creation 2017-06-28 revision maritime2-287277 http://oasis.ac.uk 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. Archaeology Data Service help@archaeologydataservice.ac.uk originator Archaeology Data Service help@archaeologydataservice.ac.uk custodian notPlanned Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Protected sites GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-01-06 revision Marine UNESCO 2003-01-01 creation Marine archaeology SeaDataNet P021 parameter discovery vocabulary 2009-11-16 revision Wrecks and Obstructions MEDIN 2012-02-14 creation Restrictions Apply otherRestrictions Terms and Conditions apply to reuse. English environment 1.1430 1.1432 51.7773 51.7775 2014-07-14 2017-06-08 Heamagi, C. (2017) Gunfleet Sands 3 Demonstration Project Stage 4 Geoarchaeological Analysis Report, Maritime Archaeology Ltd.: Southampton Archaeology Data Service help@archaeologydataservice.ac.uk distributor http://dx.doi.org/10.5284/1043488 A link to the web service or dataset dataset This metadata was prepared by the creator entered into the OASIS system hosted by the Archaeology Data Service.