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Area 407 Marine Aggregate Extraction: Archaeological Assessment |
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Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
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Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by Fugro EMU Limited (FEMU) on behalf of Cemex UK Marine Ltd., to undertake an archaeological assessment of geophysical survey data for the proposed new aggregate dredging zone in aggregate extraction Area 407. The data consisted of sidescan sonar and multibeam data acquired by FEMU in September 2012. The review included an assessment of these data in conjunction with the results of the previous Environmental Assessment of Area 407 (WA 1998); and the Pre-dredge Survey (WA 2000) and monitoring reports of the previous active dredging zone (EMU 2011).
The overall aim of this report is to provide an archaeological review of the effects of dredging upon known archaeological sites and previously identified geophysical anomalies that may potentially be of archaeological interest; and to assess the areas for new sites and anomalies of potential archaeological interest. In total 147 anomalies have been identified; 131 within the Licence Area 407 and 16 outside, within a 1km buffer of Area 407. Of these, 69 anomalies have been located within the area covered by the 2012 data, however none of the new anomalies identified are of definite archaeological interest and therefore no exclusion zones have been suggested.
No archaeological exclusion zones are required within the ADZ. However, it is recommended that as a precaution exclusion zones of 100m radius are placed around each of the three recorded wreck sites; Falloden, (7069), “Unknown” (7070) and Faith (7071), identified in previous reports even though they are outside the current ADZ.
No further mitigation strategies have been recommended for the area; though it is recommended that that any artefacts recovered during dredging activities are reported using the established BMAPA Protocol for Reporting Finds of Archaeological Interest (BMAPA & English Heritage 2003). |
Author: |
L Andrews
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Wessex Archaeology
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Year of Publication: |
2013
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Grid Reference: 466245, 60865 (Easting, Northing)
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wessexar1-502132 |
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87680.02 |
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This report was uploaded to the OASIS system by the named Publisher. The report has been transferred into the ADS Library for public access and to facilitate future research.
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30 Mar 2022 |