Using Multibeam Echo‐Sounder Data to Identify Shipwreck Sites: archaeological assessment of the Joint Irish Bathymetric Survey data |
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| Authors: | Ruth Plets Rory Quinn Wes Forsythe Kieran Westley Trevor Bell Sara Benetti Fergal McGrath Rhonda Robinson |
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| Institution: | 1. Centre for Maritime Archaeology, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine BT55 1SA, Co. Derry, Northern Ireland;2. Department of Geography, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, Newfoundland A18 3X9, Canada;3. School of Environmental Sciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine BT55 1SA, Co. Derry, Northern Ireland;4. Marine Institute, Rinville, Oranmore, Co. Galway, Ireland;5. Northern Ireland Environment Agency, DoE, 5–33 Hill Street, Belfast BTI 2LA, Northern Ireland |
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| 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 |
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| Keywords: | shipwreck Ireland multibeam marine sites and monuments record |
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