The Goodwin Sands: Patterns of Burial and Updating the Wreck Record
Author(s): Elizabeth Krueger; Justin Dix
Year: 2017
Summary
A study has been undertaken combining time lapse, high quality, bathymetric data and known wreck databases over the area known as the Goodwin Sands, a large sandbank in the English Channel. The Goodwins have a long history of shipwrecks primarily due to proximity to major shipping routes, and the extant archaeological record identifies wrecks from the 18th through the 20th Century. The recent availability of swath bathymetry acquired by the Maritime & Coastguard Agency as part of their Civil Hydrography Programme not only allows the detailed re-evaluation of the extant record but also an understanding of the site formation processes operating on wrecks spread across the bank. In particular, patterns of exposure and burial are investigated to assess where wrecks may become buried or exposed over time, and potential implications for future work in the area are discussed.
Cite this Record
The Goodwin Sands: Patterns of Burial and Updating the Wreck Record. Elizabeth Krueger, Justin Dix. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, Fort Worth, TX. 2017 ( tDAR id: 435460)
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Keywords
General
Goodwin Sands
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Site Formation Processes
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swath bathymetry
Geographic Keywords
North America
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United States of America
Temporal Keywords
Post-medieval - Modern
Spatial Coverage
min long: -129.199; min lat: 24.495 ; max long: -66.973; max lat: 49.359 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology
Record Identifiers
PaperId(s): 476