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Session 13: Maritime and Underwater Archaeology of the Indian Ocean Region

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Maritime archaeology, a new branch of social sciences, took its birth in the Mediterranean Sea in the 19th century and academically it began after…

Session 12: Underwater Cultural Heritage of Southeast Asia

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The richness of underwater cultural heritage (UCH) in the Southeast Asian region has been very well known throughout the world. Various shipping…

Session 11: World War II and Underwater Cultural Heritage in the Pacific

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Underwater Cultural Heritage (UCH) from World War II is extensive throughout the Asia/Pacific Region. It encompasses numerous warships from many…

Session 10: Indigenous Cultural Landscapes and Biocultural Resources in Hawaii and the Pacific

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Responding to the effort to protect both natural and cultural resources within the marine environment for the benefit of present and future…

Session 9: History and Current Trends of Underwater Archaeology around East Asia

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East Asia is rich in maritime and underwater cultural heritage. Not only conventional shipwrecks or submerged archaeological sites but also stone…

Session 8: Ceramics from Shipwrecks, Harbours, Ports and Related Archaeological Sites

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Trade ceramics have usually been found together with other evidence in many ancient shipwrecks, harbours, ports, trade centers, hinterlands and…

Session 7: Preservation and Conservation of Wet Archaeological Materials and Site Management

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This session will focus on in-situ preservation and conservation management issues, conservation analyses and treatments, and applied conservation…

Session 6: Iberian Global Interactions: the Manila Galleon and the Roteiro

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The arrival of Spain and Portugal in Asia-Pacific in the 1500s marked a turning point in the history of the region. New foreign actors came into play:…

Session 5: Early Modern Colonialism in the Asia-Pacific Region

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Research on early modern colonialism in the Asia-Pacific region makes a fundamental contribution to the study of Global History. In the last decades,…

Session 4: Underwater Cultural Heritage in Oceania

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The Pacific Ocean contains a wealth of underwater cultural heritage. Underwater sites in Oceania span human history from the Stone Age to the Atomic…

Session 3: Underwater Cultural Heritage, Museums, and Sustainable Development

Session 3: Underwater Cultural Heritage, Museums, and Sustainable Development Editor’s note: Although Dr. Jeffery refers to Session 2 in his interview it was later changed to Session 3. He also discusses Session 11.

Underwater cultural heritage holds a vast potential for sustainable development. It is a very interesting and attractive form of heritage, appreciated…

Session 2: New Approaches in UCH Management in the US

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In 2009, responding to the effort to protect the significant natural and cultural resources within the marine environment for the benefit of present…

Session 1: UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage and International Cooperation

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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the UN. It has 195 Member States. The UNESCO…

Proceedings of the 2014 Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage

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The 2nd Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage (www.apconf.org) was held from 12-16 May 2014 in Honolulu, Hawai‘i. The…

The Chinese Junk Free China

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This collection contains images of the Chinese junk Free China prior to its restoration.

Asian Maritime Resources Bibliography

This bibliography contains a selection of primary and secondary source materials introducing maritime history and archaeology of China, Japan, Korea,…

Gray Literature Bibliographic Database 9-16-2011

The Gray Literature Bibliographic Database is a combined listing of unpublished site reports, manuscripts, and assorted documents that are not…

The 2011 Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage Proceedings

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The collected proceedings of the first inaugural Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage conference.

Shipwrecks Over Time - Yongala

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The Shipwrecks Over Time – Yongala project is an experiment in crowd-sourced image collecting. In an effort to capture the changes over time on an…