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AtlAs AiMs to construct A systeMAtic inventory of MAritiMe culturAl heritAge

objectives:

− create an inventory of shoreline/coastal shipwrecks− createanextensivefolderoneachsite− completeandverifythedatausingarchaeologicalexpertise− deducethrougharchaeologicalmethodsthemostsignificantshipwrecks− harmonisetheinformationinadedicatedsystem− publishtheresultsandaidmuseumsindisplayingcollections.

AccuMulAte inforMAtion for eAch site, including:

− preciseposition,natureoftheseabedandenvironmentalcontext− quality,conditionandextentofanyremainingrelicts'preservation− likelychronology− photos,drawings,andonlocationrecordingsoffeatures− takeaccountofdifferentanalysescarriedout− locateandtranscribedocumentsthatcontributetoitsidentification− referencerecognisedpublications.

Wecanthusfindoutamorecompletestoryoneachsite.AnexampleofutilizingAtlas:ifsomeonewantedtounderstandthelivinghistoryofaship,howashipwreckoccurredandtheoutcome;theycouldgathergeneralinformationonashipanditswrecking(archives,newspapers,newsclips,etc.)alongwiththeanthropometricanalysisofamaroonedperson’sburiedremains(i.e.L’îledeSeincemetery),andmonitor-photosoftheseabedsiteanditsfeatures(a.k.a.siteformationprocesses).

Sources : Association Archisub, Céres, DRASSM, SHOMCreated by Adramar 2005

creAting A census of shiPwrecks in the AtlAntic Arc

AiM: creAte A collection of All AvAilAble dAtA

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orgAnize site records into A stAndArdized hierArchy

Startwiththreelevelsofinformationthatcanbeformulatedintothreetypesofinquiry:

− Standardize:Listinformationcoveringthetotalityofthedescriptionfields,thiswillorganizethestoreddatadependingontheauthorisedresponseoftheinformation.

− Launch:Provideaccesstotheassemblyofavailabledocuments.

− Link:Providecollectionsofotherdatastorageentitiesincludingbibliographicalreferences,banksofimages,publications,etc.

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Afundamentalinformationsource.Activelyfollowarchiveresearchandseabedexploration,digitizetheresultingresearchandharmonisetheinformation.

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Instigatejointcollaborationswithorganizationsthatworkalongthecoastorintheopensea.

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Developandprolongcommunicationwithpassionatevolunteersinthemaritimesector.

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Hydrographical organizations already have a database ofreports on sonarmagnetic anomalies and navigation and/ornetobstacles;itneedonlybecross-referencedwithcontextualhistoricaldata.

ProMPt exPertise

The sites must have an expertarchaeologicalassessment.Initialinformation gathered by a visualoperationperformedbysmall-scaleteams, mobile and available, thatconsider what scientific analysismustoccurinthefuture.

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Anextremelyvariabledatabasecanbeintegratedwithageographicinformationsystem(GIS)thatsynthesisesspatialandcartographicinformation.

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once the inventory is sorted, AnAlysed, And clAssified the collective inforMAtion becoMes Accessible to the Public

Publicationsofaccurateinformationareenvisionedtoinformandenthusethepublicoftheprotectionand importance of maritime cultural heritage.In addition, this diffusion of information shouldfurther address analready substantial curiosity intheBrittanyarea.

Duetoitsdiversenature,theinventoryofmaritimeculturalmaterial isexpectedtobeavailableinallformsofpublication− conventionalpublication− digitalinteractive(DVD)− Internet access

Information consultation should be organised inpublic functions in accordance with multi-levellectures: general public, young people, post-secondary education, universities, historians,underwater archaeology professionals, andprofessionals operating within the study area(developercontractors,etc.)

justificAtion

the exPerience And MAteriAls currently in PlAce

− SpecialisedpersonnelonthesubjectmatterofWesternShipwrecks:Underwaterarchaeologyspecialists,archiveexperience,avastunderstandingofshipwrecks…

− Data:Over10,000recordedsites,plentyofdatabaselinks,DRASSMinformation,Lloydsarchives…− Adramar association infrastructure : office,personnel, divingequipment, scientific-research-adapted

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A forwArd PlAnning exPeriMent

− EvolutionoftheprojectAcontingentreportannuallysubmittedtoasuitablepilotingcommitteeconsistingofspecialistsandrepresentativesoffinancialorganizations.Audit theprogrammeat theendofeveryforthyear toreviewtherelevancyofongoingactionsandprovideopportunitytovalidatetheproject.

− AsoundplanDevelopedin2005aninitialversionofthedatabaseshouldbeoperationalin2009;by2015itshouldbeanindispensablemanagingtoolthatenhancesBrittanyidentitythroughthestudy,educationandtheprotectionofmaritimeheritage.

− DistributiontothepublicFromthebeginningofthedatabaseconstruction,theresultsshouldbeputforwardtothepublicandeducationalinstitutions.

reseArch PArtners

BrittanyRegionalCouncil,Brittanycounties,MinisterofCulture,FrenchResearchInstituteforExplorationof the Sea (IFREMER), Ministry of Defence (National Marine sector), Marine Hydrographical andOceanographicService(SHOM)petroleumbusinesses,geophysicalsocieties...

Trusted/privileged official spokesmen for the actors of underwater archaeology research in Brittany,Adramarproposestoassuresynergyofthisprojecttherebyexercisingsponsorship/patronage.

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