Backscatter responses and resolution considerations in archaeological side-scan sonar surveys: a control experiment

Quinn, Rory; Dean, Martin; Lawrence, Mark; Liscoe, Steve; Boland, Donal

doi:10.1016/j.jas.2005.03.010

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“…The interpretation of sonar data for archaeological research often focuses on the identification of 'anomalies' (Quinn et al, 2002(Quinn et al, , 2005. For the Mombasa survey, where one of the primary aims of the geophysical exercise was to identify possible shipwreck locations for diver investigations, the identification and subsequent ground-truthing of anomalies played a major role in the data acquisition and post-survey periods.…”

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Process-based models for port evolution and wreck site formation at Mombasa, Kenya

Quinn¹,

Forsythe²,

Breen³

et al. 2007

Journal of Archaeological Science

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Process-based models for port evolution and wreck site formation at Mombasa, Kenya

Quinn¹,

Forsythe²,

Breen³

et al. 2007

Journal of Archaeological Science

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“…The interpretation of sonar and magnetometer data for archaeological research was focused on the identification of Banomalies^ (Quinn et al 2002(Quinn et al , 2005.…”

Section: Geophysical Surveymentioning

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Scattered shipwreck site prospection: the combined use of numerical modeling and documentary research (Fougueux, 1805)

Fernández-Montblanc

Izquierdo

Bethencourt

2016

Archaeol Anthropol Sci

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A shipwreck site located off Sancti Petri sand spit (Cadiz, Spain) was identified as a Temeraire-class 74-gun French ship. The archaeological deposits relate it to the Fougueux, sunken after the Battle of Trafalgar. The site contains some pieces of the naval structure, 32 iron guns, and a large anchor, but two thirds of the ship is missing. Available information (including ship logbooks of weather observations and other historic documents) establishes that a dismasted French ship ran aground on 22 October 1805 and broke up into pieces on the 25th due to tempestuous weather. Combining that information and a set of numerical models (ocean, atmosphere, and dispersion), we aim to simulate different scenarios in order to determine the most probable areas for finding the shipwreck remains of the Fougueux, taking into account the uncertainty of the information used and the modeling limitations. The probability of finding scattered remains belonging to the Fougueux was calculated using the modeled scenarios. As a result, it was found that the high probability area contained four additional sites comprising 40 guns and 5 anchors whose characteristics and dating are similar to those of the previously known site. The results of our study highlight the value of numerical modeling in underwater archaeology as a tool for the identification and optimization of resources in prospecting scattered shipwreck sites.

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“…A compressed high intensity radar pulse, also known as a CHIRP, is a sub-bottom profiler used to map the sub-seabed and underwater archeological sites [25][26][27][28][29][30]. This system uses known and repeatable frequency-modulated (FM) acoustic pulses with a desired frequency bandwidth to produce vertical seismic reflection crosssections of the sub-seabed according to their acoustic reflectivity [6,25,26].…”

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Detecting submerged objects: The application of side scan sonar to forensic contexts

Schultz

Healy

Parker³

et al. 2013

Forensic Science International

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Backscatter responses and resolution considerations in archaeological side-scan sonar surveys: a control experiment

Cited by 44 publications

References 14 publications

Process-based models for port evolution and wreck site formation at Mombasa, Kenya

Process-based models for port evolution and wreck site formation at Mombasa, Kenya

Scattered shipwreck site prospection: the combined use of numerical modeling and documentary research (Fougueux, 1805)

Detecting submerged objects: The application of side scan sonar to forensic contexts

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