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The History of Industry-Linked Research in English Waters: Lessons for the Future

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Under the Sea: Archaeology and Palaeolandscapes of the Continental Shelf

Part of the book series: Coastal Research Library ((COASTALRL,volume 20))

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This chapter charts the shifting relationship between industry and archaeology offshore. We argue that, just as on land, collaboration with developers has changed the scope and scale of our investigations, transforming our understanding of the submerged continental shelf. However, through considering the development of the subject we argue that there is a need to actively avoid complacency and to continually develop new approaches which better reflect our shifting interests and capabilities as archaeologists. In this light, the challenges of working offshore are shown to be one of its great strengths, in that it forces us to consider what we want to know, and how best to find it out.

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  1. Centre for Maritime Archaeology, University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK

    Fraser Sturt

  2. Ocean and Earth Science, National Oceanography Centre Southampton, University of Southampton, European Way, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, UK

    Justin Dix

  3. Coastal and Offshore Archaeological Research Services (COARS), National Oceanography Centre Southampton, University of Southampton, European Way, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, UK

    Michael J. Grant

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  1. Department of Archaeology, University of York, York, United Kingdom

    Geoffrey N. Bailey

  2. Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, University of Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland

    Jan Harff

  3. Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Anavyssos, Greece

    Dimitris Sakellariou

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Sturt, F., Dix, J., Grant, M.J. (2017). The History of Industry-Linked Research in English Waters: Lessons for the Future. In: Bailey, G., Harff, J., Sakellariou, D. (eds) Under the Sea: Archaeology and Palaeolandscapes of the Continental Shelf. Coastal Research Library, vol 20. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53160-1_28

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