This report presents the findings of CADW funded surveys carried out between 1993 and 1998 on the Welsh coastal zone and discusses the broader implications of the project. The contributors define what is meant by coastal archaeology and outline the methodology of the surveys, before presenting a chronological overview of their results, of the location, type and importance of sites threatened by natural erosion, the construction of sea defences and of harbour and port facilities for example. Moreover, this report looks at priorities for the future and stresses the urgent need for archaeological representation on national forums and committees and in any decision-making that threatens the heritage of the Welsh coastline.
Author(s): Andrew Davidson (ed.)
Series: Council for British Archaeology. CBA Research Reports, 131
Publisher: Council for British Archaeology
Year: 2002
Language: English
Pages: 176
City: York
List of abbreviations viii
List of figures ix
List of tables xi
Summary xii
Welsh Translation xiii
List of contributors xiv
Acknowledgements xv
1. Introduction / Andrew Davidson 1
PART 1: BACKGROUND AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL METHOD
2. Description of the coast / Nigel Jones 9
3. The archaeological survey of the Welsh coast / Andrew Davidson and Nigel Jones 19
4. Environmental archaeology / Nigel Nayling 25
5. The applications of aerial photography to the coastal and intertidal zone in Wales / Toby Driver 33
PART 2: CHRONOLOGICAL AND THEMATIC OVERVIEWS
6. The archaeological resource: chronological overview to 1500 AD / Ken Murphy 45
7. The archaeological resource: chronological overview 1500 AD to modern times / David Gwyn 65
8. Reclamation / Nigel Jones 81
9. The archaeology of shipwrecks / Gareth Edwards 87
10. Fish weirs and fish traps / Rick Turner 95
11. The Gwent Levels / Nigel Nayling 109
PART 3: MANAGEMENT ISSUES
12. Coastal management / Martin Locock 116
13. The potential of the archaeological resource / Andrew Davidson 129
14. Conclusions 143
Bibliography 145
Appendix I: Names and addresses of relevant organisations 154
Index 155
