1. Introduction

1.1. Document Overview

2. Legislation, Policy and Guidance

2.1. Overview

2.1.1. Methodology

2.1.2. Policy

2.1.3. Guidance

3. Methodology

3.1. Study Area

3.2. Desktop Study

3.2.1. Data Sources

3.2.2. Data Structure

4. Site-Specific Surveys

4.1. Technical Specifications

4.2. Data Quality and Limitations

4.3. Processing

4.4. Combined Assessment

5. Marine Archaeology: Submerged Prehistory

5.1. Overview

5.2. Geology

5.3. Quaternary Sequence

5.4. Sea Level Data

5.5. Submerged Prehistoric Archaeology Potential

5.5.1. Lower Palaeolithic to Late Upper Palaeolithic (800,000 to 18,000 BP)

5.5.2. Last Glacial Maximum to Mesolithic (18,000 to 10,000 BP)

6. Maritime and Aviation Archaeology

6.1. Maritime Archaeology Potential

6.1.1. Early Prehistory (Palaeolithic and Mesolithic)

6.1.2. Neolithic, Chalcolithic and Bronze Age

6.1.3. Iron Age and the Roman Presence

6.1.4. Medieval

6.1.5. Modern

6.1.6. Modern Military Remains

6.1.7. Recorded Losses

6.1.8. Navigation Hazards

6.1.9. Aviation Archaeological Potential

6.1.10. Overview of Marine Archaeology Potential

6.2. Designated and Known Wrecks

6.2.1. Desktop Data

6.3. Geophysical Seabed Features Assessment

6.3.1. Low Potential Anomalies

6.3.2. Medium Potential Anomalies

6.3.3. High Potential Anomalies

7. Summary

7.1. Submerged Prehistoric Archaeology

7.2. Maritime and Aviation Archaeology

8. References

Annex A: Gazetteer of Recorded Losses

Annex B: Gazetteer of Marine Archaeology Identified within the Desktop Data

Annex C: Gazetteer of Potential Anomalies Within the Marine Archaeology Study Area