seabed prehistory: area 240 - exhibition
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8/14/2019 Seabed Prehistory: Area 240 - Exhibition
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Area 240...crucial to our future ability to identify and protect
W essex Arc ha eo l o gy
Over the next two years Wessex Archaeology will be
conducting intensive studies into Area 240. This involves
mapping the seabed and the layers beneath it with
geophysical equipment, studying submerged deposits
using geoarchaeological techniques and investigating
samples of the seabed for artefacts.
The aim of the project is to determine which methods
are most effective for this type of investigation. This
research is crucial to our future ability to identify and
protect our most ancient heritage. It also gives usthe opportunity to explore the background of the
enigmatic remains retrieved
from Area 240.
DesignbyK.N
icholsWessexArchaeology
Westkapelle Ground Formation
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Yarmouth Roads Formation overlain by Holocene Sediments
Shallow channels at or near the surface Shallow channels below Holocene Sediments Sub-bottom not resolved due to diffractionon sand ripples and very hard sediments
Position of parametric sonar and examplepinger
Holocene sandwavesand sandripples on seabed
Boomer data Parametric Sonar data Pinger data
Holocene sandwavesand sandripples on seabed
Sandwaves and sandrippleson seabed
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8/14/2019 Seabed Prehistory: Area 240 - Exhibition
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icholsWessexArchaeology
Wessex Archaeology's coastal and marine team is one
of the biggest groups of marine archaeologists working
anywhere in Europe. The team consists of a core of
specialist staff trained in all aspects of marine and
coastal archaeology. This includes commercial divers,
geoarchaeologists, marine geophysicists and coastal and
marine archaeologists. We also have strong links with
other organisations working in the marine environment
which has allowed us to investigate how archaeology
interacts with geology, geography and ecology.
Area 240...one of the biggest groups of marine archaeologists
The project is supported by Wessex Archaeology's marine
and coastal outreach project Time Travelling by Water.
For more information search for
'Time Travelling by Water' on the web.
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