6bd231e4-682b-342c-a6ba-5e6f43fc9c83 English dataset Archaeology Data Service help@archaeologydataservice.ac.uk pointOfContact 2021-05-06 MEDIN Discovery metadata standard 2.3.8 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 SEABED PREHISTORY: SITE EVALUATION TECHNIQUES (AREA 240). SEABED SAMPLING 2010-11-24 publication 2009-08-04 creation 2010-11-24 revision wessexar1-72713 http://oasis.ac.uk Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by English Heritage, funded through the Marine Aggregate Levy Sustainability Fund to conduct a project concerning the application of geophysical and geotechnical/seabed sampling methodologies to marine aggregate deposits that have been demonstrated to contain potential pre-Devensian or Devensian artefactual material. Artefactual material, including hand axes, flakes, cores and faunal remains were recovered from dredging licence Area 240 in 2008, situated approximately 11km off the coast of Great Yarmouth. The findings show that significant archaeological material can be present in deposits that are being targeted for marine aggregate extraction. The place where the finds were dredged is relatively discrete, and the provenance of the artefacts is secure. The area where the hand axes were recovered is currently subject to a rectangular exclusion zone based on dredger trackplots, implemented voluntarily by HAML in accordance with the BMAPA/EH Protocol. The principal aim of the project is to improve the future management of the potential effects of aggregate dredging on the marine historic environment by developing techniques to evaluating the source of prehistoric artefactual material discovered in the East Coast region. This report presents the findings of Stage 3: seabed sampling and discusses the seabed sampling methodologies and results of the sampling. Based on the results of Stages 1 and 2, a sampling survey was conducted with the aim of assessing the capability of established seabed sampling methodologies to enable observations of prehistoric artefacts, palaeo-environmental material and their spatial distributions. The seabed sampling involved acquisition of video and stills photography, beam trawling and clamshell grabbing. Although the survey was curtailed by poor weather, detailed sampling was conducted along three transects, two in the south (T1 and T2) and one in the north of the area (T3). Archaeology Data Service help@archaeologydataservice.ac.uk originator Archaeology Data Service help@archaeologydataservice.ac.uk custodian notPlanned Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Geology Protected sites GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-01-06 revision Marine UNESCO 2003-01-01 creation Rock age Sediment age Marine archaeology SeaDataNet P021 parameter discovery vocabulary 2009-11-16 revision Restrictions Apply otherRestrictions Terms and Conditions apply to reuse. English geoscientificInformation environment 1.6213 1.6215 53.0655 53.0657 2009-04-27 2009-08-04 Tizzard, L and Russell, J (2010) Seabed Prehistory: Site Evaluation Techniques (Area 240). Seabed Sampling, 70752.02. Wessex Archaeology: Salisbury Archaeology Data Service help@archaeologydataservice.ac.uk distributor http://dx.doi.org/10.5284/1007646 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.