Cartographic, geophysical and diver surveys of the medieval town Site at Dunwich, Suffolk, England
Cartographic, geophysical and diver surveys of the medieval town Site at Dunwich, Suffolk, England
This paper presents the results of an integrated historical and geophysical survey of a medieval town lost through cliff recession and coastal inundation. Key objectives included evaluating historic maps in supporting the relocation and identification of major buildings, and applying integrated multibeam, side-scan and sub-bottom profiling to determine the location and extent of archaeological remains. The results demonstrate that cartographic sources from 1587 onwards can be a reliable source of data to guide geophysical survey. Integration of historical mapping with geophysical data enabled identification of the remains of two medieval structures, and the tentative identification of two others.
geophysical survey, dunwich, medieval, multibeam, side-scan
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Sear, D.A.
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Bacon, S.R.
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Murdock, A.
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Doneghan, G.
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Baggaley, P.
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Serra, C.
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LeBas, T.P.
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March 2011
Sear, D.A.
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Bacon, S.R.
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Murdock, A.
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Doneghan, G.
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Baggaley, P.
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Serra, C.
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LeBas, T.P.
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Sear, D.A., Bacon, S.R., Murdock, A., Doneghan, G., Baggaley, P., Serra, C. and LeBas, T.P.
(2011)
Cartographic, geophysical and diver surveys of the medieval town Site at Dunwich, Suffolk, England.
International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, 40 (1), .
(doi:10.1111/j.1095-9270.2010.00275.x).
Abstract
This paper presents the results of an integrated historical and geophysical survey of a medieval town lost through cliff recession and coastal inundation. Key objectives included evaluating historic maps in supporting the relocation and identification of major buildings, and applying integrated multibeam, side-scan and sub-bottom profiling to determine the location and extent of archaeological remains. The results demonstrate that cartographic sources from 1587 onwards can be a reliable source of data to guide geophysical survey. Integration of historical mapping with geophysical data enabled identification of the remains of two medieval structures, and the tentative identification of two others.
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e-pub ahead of print date: 18 May 2010
Published date: March 2011
Keywords:
geophysical survey, dunwich, medieval, multibeam, side-scan
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Marine Geoscience
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/173011
ISSN: 1057-2414
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