The role of time-lapse bathymetric surveys in assessing morphological change at shipwreck sites

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2938-2946

  Quinn, Rory ^a   Boland, Donal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accretion erosion; Bathymetry; Shipwreck; Site formation; Time lapse

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; ARCHAEOLOGY; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BATHYMETRIC SURVEY; EROSION RATE; MORPHOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; IRELAND; IRISH SEA;

EID: 77956169712     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2010.07.005     Document Type: Article

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