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Hampshire and Wight Trust for Maritime Archaeology
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The importance of Spithead as a naval anchorage is a feature that continues to modern day. Situated at the entrance to Portsmouth Harbour, the home of the Royal Navy, it is not surprising that military craft play a prominent role in the area in terms of modern activity and historic shipwrecks. In addition to the marine aspects of this area, there are also traces of submerged prehistoric landscapes preserved on and in the seabed which provide evidence from times of lower sea levels.
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