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🌊 Today is #WorldOceansDay 🌊

Revitalisation is the theme of this year’s World Oceans Day so, to celebrate, we’re looking at how our Marine Aggregate Industry Protocol work is raising awareness of how to record archaeological finds preserved in the ocean. 🔭
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This telescope was discovered at Kendall’s wharf amongst aggregate from the South Coast region. It dates from 1944 and is an admiralty style telescope.
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It almost certainly came from a vessel – though as no vessel remains have been found in the same area, it may have been lost overboard rather than lost with a ship. 🛳️
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This find was discovered by staff in the aggregate industry and reported through the Marine Aggregates Reporting Protocol.

Our Marine Aggregate Industry Protocol supports preservation and assessment of archaeological finds throughout dredging industry work.

We developed the Protocol to ensure invaluable finds such as this telescope are preserved and fully researched. 📚

Following our completion of the Protocol in 2005, the British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA) and Historic England have enacted the programme.

Finds of archaeological interest are now reported through our Implementation Service, protecting submerged heritage for future generations.

The Crown Estate joined as a programme partner in 2009.
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We investigate every find reported with the support of specialists here at Wessex Archaeology and across the country. A series of reports is then compiled for the vessel or wharf that made the discovery, Historic England, BMAPA, The Crown Estate, Local Historic Environment...

...Records and Sites and Monument Records.

Our Marine Archaeologists also encounter peat, flint tools, bone, pottery, metal, wood, stone, and ordnance material.
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These archaeological artefacts have been recovered from the sea thanks to the rich range of life our oceans have historically supported. The Marine Aggregate Protocol’s protection is helping to ensure the ocean’s future biodiversity. ✒️
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Check out the link below to read the full story on our Marine Aggregate Industry Protocol work - ow.ly/wj2q50JsvSL

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