A Multi-disciplinary Approach to the Archaeological Investigation of a Bedrock-Dominated Shallow-Marine Landscape: An example from the Bay of Firth, Orkney, UK

International Journal of Nautical Archaeology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 24-43

  Bates, Martin R ^a   Nayling, Nigel ^a   Bates, Richard ^b   Dawson, Sue ^c   Huws, Dei ^d   Wickham Jones, Caroline ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^d BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Bathymetry; Prehistory; Submerged landscapes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873253401     PISSN: 10572414     EISSN: 10959270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-9270.2012.00360.x     Document Type: Article

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