ABSTRACT The archaeological remains of ships in the beach zone are part of a complex and dynamic system. Being periodically exposed and reburied, they vary between being both visible and frequently forgotten features of the physical and cultural coastal landscape. These limited and non-renewable resources are highly susceptible to instability within the landscape. Challenges to stability result in these resources being damaged, ignored, or forgotten, leading to a potential loss of pertinent social, economic, and physical information. Although little can be done to prevent certain physical actions, a better understanding of physical and cultural processes allows for their mitigation and better management practices for the beached shipwreck resource. This paper looks at how stability is defined in relation to beached shipwreck sites and how these definitions impact the management of the resource of two case study sites in Maine and North Carolina.

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滩涂沉船考古遗址的管理：确定稳定性

摘要海滩地区船只的考古遗物是一个复杂而动态的系统的一部分。它们定期被暴露和掩埋，在自然和文化沿海景观的可见特征和经常被遗忘的特征之间变化。这些有限且不可再生的资源极易受到景观内部不稳定的影响。稳定性方面的挑战导致这些资源被破坏，忽略或遗忘，从而导致潜在的相关社会，经济和自然信息损失。尽管无法采取什么措施来阻止某些物理行为，但对物理和文化过程的更好理解可以缓解这些问题，并可以对海滩沉船资源进行更好的管理。