![]() Clusters of as-yet undated roundwood posts within the catchment area of the weir are interpreted as the frames for fish traps that are assumed to pre- or post-date the operational period of the weir itself. Radiocarbon dating of oak roundwood stakes taken from the main weir structure date it to the middle Saxon period. ![]() The remains of a timber v-shaped fishweir and associated structures have been discovered near Ashlett Creek on the tidal mudflats of Southampton Water in Hampshire, southern Britain. Of importance was a need to highlight the value of pursuing this type of research for contemporary communities and maritime archaeological practitioners in the current international management framework for underwater cultural heritage. The paper draws on comparative data from other places of the world to investigate weirs and traps, and to see if a similar revival could be observed. A recent survey in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia found a diverse and extensive number of fish weirs and traps, and a community keen to restore and reinvigorate their associated cultural practices and community spirit. It was considered that they have fulfilled their historical and economic role and it was the loss of community spirit that has contributed to their decline. ![]() In many places the weirs and traps have been left to deteriorate and other more productive but less sustainable practices have taken their place. Stone wall fish weirs and traps were once an important means for inland and coastal communities to catch fish. ![]()
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