e19297a5bc886ff0ebe34ede3c019c56 English dataset Archaeology Data Service help@archaeologydataservice.ac.uk pointOfContact 2022-07-22 MEDIN Discovery metadata standard 2.3.8 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::27700 Seabed Prehistory 2009-03-30 publication COLL_ID_1000904 The project Seabed Prehistory: Gauging the Effects of Marine Aggregate Dredging was undertaken by Wessex Archaeology. It was funded by Round 1 and Round 2 of the Aggregate Levy Sustainability Fund (ALSF) distributed by the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). The funding of the project was administered on behalf of Defra by English Heritage (EH) and the Mineral Industries Research Organisation (MIRO); each funding different phases of the project. The Seabed Prehistory project ultimately comprises three ALSF projects (3876 Seabed Prehistory R2 / 4600 Happisburgh/Pakefield exposures / 5401 Seabed Grab Sampling) and has produced a series of eight reports. The project aimed to address strategic gaps identified in the course of preparing Environmental Statements (ES) for marine aggregate extraction licence applications in addition to developing methodologies for assessing the presence or absence of prehistoric archaeology within marine aggregate dredging areas and to provide guidance to industry. This was accomplished by applying industry-standard geophysical and geotechnical tools for archaeological assessment and evaluation in offshore areas. Survey methods included bathymetry, sidescan sonar, shallow seismic survey, vibrocore surveys, and grab sampling surveys. Through the combined use of these high resolution geophysical and geotechnical surveys the project identified and dated deposits and remnant landscapes from pre-Anglian to post-Devensian times, increasing our knowledge of the survival of archaeologically-important deposits in the marine environment. Palaeoenvironmental data from these sites has allowed the reconstruction of the changing prehistoric landscapes, to provide a better understanding of when and if these sites would have been exploited by humans in the past. The project focused on the small scale and high resolution analysis of five different study areas in the North Sea (Humber, Great Yarmouth, Happisburgh and Pakefield) and the English Channel (Arun, Eastern English Channel). All study areas are located close to or within licensed marine aggregate dredging areas, apart from the Happisburgh and Pakefield study area which is related to terrestrial aggregate deposits. David Harrison English Heritage Data Management Officer, Wessex Archaeology +44 (0) 870 333 1181 +44 (0) 1793 414926 Customer Services Department, PO Box 569 Swindon SN2 2YP d.harrison@wessexarch.co.uk originator Archaeology Data Service help@archaeologydataservice.ac.uk custodian notPlanned Database Delimited Documents Geographic Information System Image Marine Environmental Data and Information Network NDGO0005 Buildings Protected sites GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-01-06 revision Man-made structures Marine archaeology Fish aggregating device usage statistics SeaDataNet P021 parameter discovery vocabulary 2009-11-16 revision https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/advice/termsOfUseAndAccess otherRestrictions https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/advice/termsOfUseAndAccess English structure environment SeaDataNet vertical extent keywords 2010-01-01 revision inapplicable -1.2878 2.3320 50.5103 53.3864 2003-03-07 2008-02-29 Archaeology Data Service help@archaeologydataservice.ac.uk distributor https://doi.org/10.5284/1000050 A link to the web service or dataset https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/ A link to the general host site dataset This dataset was collected by Wessex Archaeology and provided to the Archaeology Data Service for long term archive and management.