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Palaeo-Yare Catchment: Geoarchaeological Assessment of Marine Aggregate Licence Areas 511, 512, 513/1 and 513/2 |
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Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
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Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by Cemex UK Marine Ltd. to undertake a marine geoarchaeological assessment of deposits from the submerged Palaeo-Yare.
The work built upon the regional-scale Palaeo-Yare Catchment Assessment (Wessex Archaeology 2013) and supports the Palaeo-Yare catchment 5 year monitoring review (Wessex Archaeology 2020).
The study area is located in the southern North Sea, between 10 km and 30 km east of Lowestoft, and comprises Marine Aggregate Licence Areas 511, 512, 513/1 and 513/2. These licence areas are located within the offshore reaches of the Palaeo-Yare valley which contains key deposits from which a large number of Palaeolithic artefacts and faunal remains have been recovered.
The principal aim of the work was to review deposit extent, survival and archaeological potential within each Marine Aggregate Licence Area, considering new archaeological finds and any dredging activity, inferred from Electronic Monitoring System (EMS) data, that had occurred since the date of last review (2016).
Vibrocore logs, core photographs and the results from particle size distribution analysis from 71 locations were reviewed, and the deposits were interpreted with reference to the Palaeo-Yare stratigraphic framework defined by Wessex Archaeology (2013). The results of the vibrocore review were compared to the legacy deposit model constructed as part of the Palaeo-Yare Catchment Assessment. Instances where the vibrocore data disagreed with the legacy deposit model were investigated, and where necessary, the deposit model was updated. This assessment was undertaken considering any dredging activity, derived from Electronic Monitoring System (EMS) data, that occurred over the period 2016-2019.
No changes were made to the extent and survival of deposits. Therefore, no changes have been made to the Operational Sampling Groups or Thresholds. The vibrocore data were consistent with the legacy deposit model, increasing confidence in the original interpretation. |
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Claire Mellett
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Wessex Archaeology
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Year of Publication: |
2020
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Grid Reference: 663438, 297651 (Easting, Northing)
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Grid Reference: 669517, 296243 (Easting, Northing)
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Grid Reference: 673174, 302648 (Easting, Northing)
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Grid Reference: 674033, 298840 (Easting, Northing)
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wessexar1-516626 |
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233240.01 |
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03 Jul 2023 |