Monitoring the Effects of Changing Coastal Processes on Historic Shipwrecks in New Jersey

Summary

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Paper / Report Submission (General Sessions)", at the 2025 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

Beach erosion and replenishment, inlet dredging, coastal development, and severe storms amplified by climate change and sea level rise have endangered known shipwrecks sites. These coastal processes, man-made or natural, are contributing factors to changing environmental conditions at various historic shipwreck sites. This presentation aims to discuss an example of the changing coastal landscape and its effects on 18th and 19th century shipwrecks in New Jersey. Geophysical surveys, archival research, and oral histories can provide crucial insight into the condition and position of these shipwrecks over time. Using remote sensing technology, archaeologists can record site conditions and the changing coastal environments that underscores the dynamic nature of maritime archaeology and the ongoing need for adaptive conservation and surveying strategies so that proper assessments can be made.

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• Paper / Report Submission (General Sessions)   •
• Society for Historical Archaeology 2025

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