Factors Affecting the HALD Method: Implications for the Industry

Summary

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Perspectives on the Future, and the Past, of Underwater Archaeology in the Cultural Resource Management Industry" , at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

Recently, researchers have reevaluated remote sensing techniques and what they have to offer the archaeological community, leading to new methods like the human-altered lithic detection (HALD) technique, utilizing sub-bottom profiling to identify lithic artifacts on the seafloor. This increases the accuracy of pre-Contact site identification within a lesser time frame, although the environmental factors affecting this new method are yet unknown. Through the use of this approach, the CRM industry can more effectively identify and mitigate disappearing sites that have the potential to fundamentally change our understanding of past cultures. This paper will explore how different factors affect the HALD method. Cooperation among colleagues has contributed substantially to advances in remote sensing for both terrestrial and underwater research directly applicable to CRM and the academy. Continuing these dialogues as climate change affects sites will lead to increases in site identification and long-term preservation.

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• Perspectives on the Future, and the Past, of Underwater Archaeology in the Cultural Resource Management Industry   •
• Society for Historical Archaeology 2022

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