Gathering data samples

Submerged Cultural Resources Remote Sensing Survey

JACKSONVILLE, FL / LG2 performed a robust cultural resource assessment survey, facilitated data dissemination, and completed necessary reporting to support a contact request. The remote sensing survey was used to determine the presence or absence of potentially significant cultural resources within the Big Sarasota Pass in Sarasota County, Florida.

Highlights

  • Investigations were performed by professional archaeologists and met the qualifications requirements established in the Secretary of Interior’s Standards and Guidelines.
  • An archaeological remote sensing survey was conducted on 50.9 nautical miles of shoreline utilizing side scan sonar, a magnetometer, and sub-bottom profiler equipment.
  • Strategies were developed to preserve 23 potentially significant archaeological sites within the project area.

Services

  • Remote Sensing Survey
  • Literature and Records Review, Archival Research, Interviews
  • Production of Publication-quality Maps and Plans