Rapid Archaeological Site Surveying and Evaluation in the Marine Environment

The RASSE project was undertaken by the University of St Andrews with partners as part of the three year research project funded by Round 2 of the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund (ALSF) administered by English Heritage (EH). The principal aim of the project was to test and develop rapid, quantitative, remote (geophysical) sensing techniques for the enhanced investigation of maritime archaeological sites in sensitive aggregate extraction areas. Furthermore, the project attempted to improve temporal and environmental assessment methods for sites and areas of key archaeological significance.

RASSE项目由圣安德鲁斯大学（University of St Andrews）携手合作方共同开展，作为由英格兰遗产（English Heritage，EH）管理的集料税可持续基金（Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund，ALSF）第二轮资助的为期三年研究项目的组成部分。本项目的核心目标是测试并开发快速、定量的远程（地球物理）传感技术，以强化对敏感集料开采区域内海洋考古遗址的调查工作。此外，该项目还尝试改进针对具有重要考古价值的遗址及区域的时序与环境评估方法。