Matthew Keith and the contributors to this volume provide a series of studies that examine the ways to identify the natural and anthropogenic processes that shape shipwreck site formation. The volume also showcases emerging technologies and methods by which archaeologists study shipwreck sites, including computer modeling and site reconstruction, as well as how human activities such as trawl fishing affect shipwreck sites.
Author(s): Matthew E. Keith
Publisher: University of Florida
Year: 2016
Language: English
Pages: 276
City: Gainesville
Tags: Shipwrecks; Site formation; Archaeology
List of Illustrations vii
List of Tables xi
1. Introduction: Site Formation Processes of Submerged Shipwrecks 1
Ian Oxley and Matthew E. Keith
Part I. Natural Processes
2. Coastal and Inland Geologic and Geomorphic Processes 17
Ben Ford, Carrie Sowden, Katherine Farnsworth, and M. Scott Harris
3. Sediment and Site Formation in the Marine Environment 44
Matthew E. Keith and Amanda M. Evans
4. Marine Scour of Cohesionless Sediments 70
Rory Quinn, Robin Saunders, Ruth Plets, Kieran Westley, and Justin Dix
5. Corrosion Products and Site Formation Processes 90
Ian D. MacLeod
6. Degradation of Wood 114
David Gregory
Part II. Cultural Processes
7. Anthropogenic Impacts of Development-Led Archaeology in an Offshore Context 133
Amanda M. Evans and Antony Firth
8. Quantifying Impacts of Trawling to Shipwrecks 157
Michael L. Brennan
9. Cultural Site Formation Processes Affecting Shipwrecks and Shipping Mishap Sites 179
Martin Gibbs and Brad Duncan
Part III. Site Formation and Heritage Management
10. English Heritage and Shipwreck Site Formation Processes 211
Ian Oxley
11. Acoustic Positioning and Site Formation on Deep-Water World War II Shipwrecks in the Gulf of Mexico 235
Daniel J. Warren
12. The U-166 and Robert E. Lee Battlefield: The Equation of Site Distribution 249
Robert A. Church
13. Conclusion 259
Matthew E. Keith
List of Contributors 265
Index 271
