Mapping Submerged Landscapes Using Multibeam Bathymetric Data: A case study from the north coast of Ireland

International Journal of Nautical Archaeology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 99-112

  Westley, Kieran ^a   Quinn, Rory ^a   Forsythe, Wes ^a   Plets, Ruth ^a   Bell, Trevor ^b   Benetti, Sara ^a   McGrath, Fergal ^c   Robinson, Rhonda ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^c MARINE INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

^d ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ireland; Mesolithic; Multibeam; Palaeo landscape; Sea level change; Underwater

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551525386     PISSN: 10572414     EISSN: 10959270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-9270.2010.00272.x     Document Type: Article

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