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Salcombe Cannon Wreck, the Glossary

The Salcombe Cannon wrecksite is close to two other designated wrecksites in the Erme Estuary which the South West Maritime Archaeological Group (SWMAG) was licensed to investigate.^[1]

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23 relations: Archaeology of shipwrecks, Artifact (archaeology), Axe, British Museum, Bronze Age, Coin, Gold, Historic England, Jewellery, List of designations under the Protection of Wrecks Act, Magnetometer, Moor Sand site, Morocco, Multibeam echosounder, Nautical Archaeology Society, Photomontage, Protection of Wrecks Act 1973, Receiver of Wreck, River Erme, Surveying, Sword, Tool, Underwater archaeology.
1994 archaeological discoveries
1994 in England
2004 archaeological discoveries
2004 in England

Archaeology of shipwrecks

The archaeology of shipwrecks is the field of archaeology specialized most commonly in the study and exploration of shipwrecks.

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Artifact (archaeology)

An artifact or artefact (British English) is a general term for an item made or given shape by humans, such as a tool or a work of art, especially an object of archaeological interest.

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An axe (sometimes ax in American English; see spelling differences) is an implement that has been used for millennia to shape, split, and cut wood, to harvest timber, as a weapon, and as a ceremonial or heraldic symbol.

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British Museum

The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London.

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Bronze Age

The Bronze Age was a historical period lasting from approximately 3300 to 1200 BC.

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Coin

A coin is a small object, usually round and flat, used primarily as a medium of exchange or legal tender.

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Gold

Gold is a chemical element; it has symbol Au (from the Latin word aurum) and atomic number 79.

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Historic England

Historic England (officially the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England) is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

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Jewellery

Jewellery (or jewelry in American English) consists of decorative items worn for personal adornment, such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, pendants, bracelets, and cufflinks.

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List of designations under the Protection of Wrecks Act

This is a list of all sites designated under the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973.

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Magnetometer

A magnetometer is a device that measures magnetic field or magnetic dipole moment.

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Moor Sand site

The remains of a wreck carrying cargo of Middle Bronze Age weapons was found in 1977 off Moor Sand, Gammon Head, South Hams, Devon, England. Salcombe Cannon Wreck and Moor Sand site are Protected Wrecks of England.

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Morocco

Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.

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Multibeam echosounder

A multibeam echosounder (MBES) is a type of sonar that is used to map the seabed.

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Nautical Archaeology Society

The Nautical Archaeology Society (NAS) is a charity registered in England and Wales The Nautical Archaeology Society is registered charity number 264209 and in Scotland and is a company limited by guarantee.

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Photomontage

Photomontage is the process and the result of making a composite photograph by cutting, gluing, rearranging and overlapping two or more photographs into a new image.

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Protection of Wrecks Act 1973

The Protection of Wrecks Act 1973 (c. 33) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which provides protection for designated shipwrecks.

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Receiver of Wreck

The Receiver of Wreck is an official who administers law dealing with maritime wrecks and salvage in some countries having a British administrative heritage.

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River Erme

The Erme is a river in south Devon, England.

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Surveying

Surveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, art, and science of determining the terrestrial two-dimensional or three-dimensional positions of points and the distances and angles between them.

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Sword

A sword is an edged, bladed weapon intended for manual cutting or thrusting.

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A tool is an object that can extend an individual's ability to modify features of the surrounding environment or help them accomplish a particular task.

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Underwater archaeology

Underwater archaeology is archaeology practiced underwater.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salcombe_Cannon_Wreck