Table 17.22 Value of Prehistory Receptors Receptor
Definition
Potential in situ Prehistoric sites
Potential submerged landscape features
Potential derived Prehistoric finds
Potential palaeoenvironmental evidence
Primary context features and associated artefacts and their physical setting (if found)
Known submerged prehistoric sites and landscape features with the demonstrable potential to include artefactual material
Other known submerged palaeolandscape features and deposits likely to date to periods of prehistoric archaeological interest
Isolated discoveries of Prehistoric archaeological material discovered within secondary contexts
Isolated examples of palaeoenvironmental material
Value High
High Medium Medium Low
127. On the basis of their age and rarity in a marine context, all in situ Palaeolithic and Mesolithic material will be of high archaeological value. The guidance on Identifying and Protecting Palaeolithic Remains for planning authorities and developers (English Heritage 1998) notes that sites containing certain forms of Palaeolithic material are so rare in Britain that they should, whenever possible, remain undisturbed.
128. In the event that prehistoric archaeological material discovered offshore is found in situ it should be considered of particularly high archaeological importance. As such, the features and deposits which have the potential to contain within them in situ material should be considered as high value receptors.
129. Prehistoric archaeological material discovered within secondary contexts also has the potential to provide valuable information on patterns of human land use and demography in a field of study which is still little understood and rapidly evolving (Hosfield and Chambers 2004). They are, however, by their very nature derived and, as such, isolated prehistoric finds should be regarded as medium value receptors.
130. Palaeoenvironmental evidence in the context of an in situ prehistoric site (if found) will be of high value. However, as there are no known prehistoric sites within the Study AreasStudy Area, isolated discoveries of palaeoenvironmental material should be considered of low value for the purpose of impact assessment. Although the scientific potential of this material, in association with the assessment of palaeogeographic features and palaeolandscapes is high, its sensitivity as a heritage asset in itself is low.
Preliminary Environmental Information May 2014
East Anglia THREE Offshore Windfarm
Chapter 17 Offshore Archaeology Page 80
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