| Summary: | No === The Shetland Islands are well known for their archaeology, with many features from later prehistory surviving
to an exceptional degree, with brochs being an excellent example. Less is known of submerged prehistoric
sites, though the offshore profile of the islands means that ancient occupation of the current submerged
zone was likely, and also that the sites are likely preserved.
One such archaeological site, previously identified, occurs near Semblister. The site has been known locally,
and is recorded as a broch in the local Historic Environment Records, however, its dimensions and location
do not strongly suggest that it is a broch. Combining satellite imagery – the site is in relatively shallow water
and visible – with targeted side-scan sonar survey and data processing, will aid the development of a process
approach to the re-classification / confirmation of historically recorded sites, and archaeological prospection
in the shallow water zone. === University of Bradford
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