geography assertion · geo_bi_channel_atlantic_polygon
Geography assertion for zone_bi_channel_atlantic
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geometry type
Polygoncoordinate status
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lowreconstruction method
Convex envelope of sourced Scilly, Salcombe, Dover/Langdon and north Welsh nodes; designed as a generalized interaction field rather than a coastal or political boundary.explanation
Convex envelope of sourced Scilly, Salcombe, Dover/Langdon and north Welsh nodes; designed as a generalized interaction field rather than a coastal or political boundary. The polygon does not imply direct voyages between every node, equal intensity, or inclusion of all Atlantic exchange routes.Evidence and sources
- supports · locates or defines geometry
Claimed by the Sea: Salcombe, Langdon Bay, and Other Marine Finds of the Bronze Age — Stuart Needham, David Parham, Catherine Frieman (2013)Maritime synthesis and separately sourced site locations.
Locator: Chapters on Salcombe, Langdon Bay and interpretive synthesis - supports · locates or defines geometry
The Salcombe metal cargoes: New light on the provenance and circulation of tin and copper in Later Bronze Age Europe provided by trace elements and isotopes — Daniel Berger, Quanyu Wang, Gerhard Brügmann, Nicole Lockhoff, Benjamin W. Roberts, Ernst Pernicka (2022)Maritime synthesis and separately sourced site locations.
Locator: Abstract; archaeological objects; analytical results; discussion and conclusions - supports · locates or defines geometry
The Dover Bronze Age Boat in Context: Society and Water Transport in Prehistoric Europe — Peter Clark (2005)Maritime synthesis and separately sourced site locations.
Locator: Entire article; dating and contextual discussion - supports · locates or defines geometry
Langdon Bay protected wreck site — Historic EnglandMaritime synthesis and separately sourced site locations.
Locator: Location; Summary; Details; Reasons for Designation