We will examine the range of coastal protection practices that have been employed in Newfoundland, whether exclusively for archaeological sites or not, and carry out a retrospective study of their effectiveness and cost.  We will also consider the appropriateness of site protection measures employed elsewhere in Canada for the Newfoundland coast (given local conditions; e.g., sea ice regime).

Defences erected at the Beaches site, Bonavista Bay, by the Burnside Heritage Foundation (Burnside Heritage Foundation 2007).