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Using Multibeam Echo-Sounder Data to Identify Shipwreck Sites: archaeological assessment of the Joint Irish Bathymetric Survey data

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: This paper describes Phase 1 of the project ‘Archaeological Applications of the Joint Irish Bathymetric Survey (JIBS) Data’, analysing bathymetric and backscatter data derived from multibeam surveys off the north coast of Ireland. In particular, the usability of the data for shipwreck detection, identification and site characterization is explored. In Phase 1, the data was screened for anomalous sea-bed features, which were subsequently described, catalogued and categorized according to their archaeological potential and cross-referenced against existing records. A planned second phase of this project will examine each anomaly in greater detail together with the local and regional hydrodynamic conditions. © 2010 The Authors

Source: The International Journal of Nautical Archaeology

DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-9270.2010.00271.x

Authors: Ruth Plets, Rory Quinn, Wes Forsythe, Kieran Westley, Trevor Bell, Sara Benetti, Fergal McGrath, Rhonda Robinson

Institutions: University of Ulster, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Marine Institute, Northern Ireland Environment Agency

Language: English

Topic: Maritime and Coastal Archaeology

Subfield: Archeology

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: Geological Survey of Ireland, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute

OpenAlex ID: W2102910138

FWCI: 15.48

Cites: 19

Cited by: 72

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