Advance, challenge, and suggestion in geophysical technology for underwater archaeology survey

LI Yonghang; WEN Mingming; CHEN Zongheng; YAO Huiqiang; WAN Peng; LI Bin; LIN Hai; CHEN Zhijian

doi:10.16562/j.cnki.0256-1492.2023021401

Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology > 2023 > 43(6): 191-201. > DOI: 10.16562/j.cnki.0256-1492.2023021401

LI Yonghang，WEN Mingming，CHEN Zongheng，et al. Advance, challenge, and suggestion in geophysical technology for underwater archaeology survey[J]. Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology，2023，43(6)：191-201. DOI: 10.16562/j.cnki.0256-1492.2023021401

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Advance, challenge, and suggestion in geophysical technology for underwater archaeology survey

LI Yonghang^{1, 3,},
WEN Mingming^{1, 2, 3, ,},
CHEN Zongheng^{1, 2, 3},
YAO Huiqiang^{1, 3},
WAN Peng¹,
LI Bin¹,
LIN Hai¹,
CHEN Zhijian¹

1.
Key Laboratory of Marine Mineral Resources, Ministry of Natural Resources, Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey, China Geological Survey, Guangzhou 511458, China
2.
National Engineering Research Center for Gas Hydrate Exploration and Development, Guangzhou 511458, China
3.
Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou 511458, China

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Received Date: February 13, 2023
Revised Date: March 12, 2023
Available Online: December 10, 2023

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Underwater archaeology involves different stages of investigation, and the survey scope, underwater environment, and survey objective vary greatly. Therefore, corresponding survey techniques and strategies are also different. We analyzed conventional method and cutting-edge geophysical vehicle techniques of underwater archaeology, including acoustics (multi-beam echosounder, side-scan sonar, sub-bottom profiler, and single-channel/mini multi-channel seismic), electromagnetic, electric, LiDAR, and underwater operated vehicles (HOV/ROV/AUV) etc. At present, many challenges remain in underwater archaeology in terms of image recognition of seabed relics, detection of buried small-scale artificial relics, detection and excavation of cave leftovers, detection of intertidal remnants, and the exploration of deep-sea archaeology and excavation. It is our device to strengthen cooperation in marine industry, upgrade and improve existing survey technology, and establish a mechanism for hardware sharing to increase the probability of archaeological site discovery, avoid damage and loss of the sites, and reduce economic costs.
- marine archaeology,
- underwater archaeology,
- marine geophysical exploration,
- marine survey,
- deep-sea archaeology

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