ABSTRACT

The archaeology of inundated cultural landscape sites is not new and is an important component of the global record, yet these sites are distinct from shipwrecks and other site types underwater. Just as on land, underwater sites are subject to a dynamic range of formation processes, which must be analytically controlled. However, there are lingering misconceptions about underwater sites, specifically how they are formed, how much has been preserved, and their contribution to the broader field of archaeology. This paper discusses issues of preservation, context, and formation processes using misunderstandings of the Pompeii premise in underwater research as a conceptual guide. Ultimately acknowledging that, just as on land, archaeological sites underwater are diverse and unique, with site-specific pre- and post-depositional transformations. Different sites supplement each other, and the unique preservation underwater makes them a particularly valuable complement to the terrestrial record and a vital part of world archaeology.

摘要

淹没文化景观遗址的考古并不新鲜，是全球记录的重要组成部分，但这些遗址不同于沉船和其他水下遗址类型。就像在陆地上一样，水下场地也受到动态范围的形成过程的影响，必须对其进行分析控制。然而，人们对水下遗址的误解挥之不去，特别是它们是如何形成的，保存了多少，以及它们对更广泛的考古领域的贡献。本文利用对水下研究中庞贝前提的误解作为概念指南，讨论了保存、背景和形成过程的问题。最终承认，就像在陆地上一样，水下考古遗址是多样化和独特的，具有特定地点的沉积前和沉积后转变。