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- Collection: The 2011 Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage Proceedings
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Packaging and Loading Methods of Goryeo Dynasty Ceramics Excavated Underwater
A total of 17 underwater excavations have taken place in Korea. Out of these 14 of them yielded Goryeo Dynasty (AD918~1392) artefacts and in 8 cases remains of the shipwreck itself was also discovered. These are clear examples showing the active…
Recording the Indigenous Maritime Cultural Landscape and Seascape in Saipan
The goal of this project is to work with the community of Saipan to record their heritage and explain their long standing relationship with the sea. Historical, ethnographic and archaeological data is being recorded to understand the maritime…
JPAC Underwater Geographic Information System (UGIS)
The mission of the U.S. Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) is "to achieve the fullest possible accounting of all Americans missing as a result of the nation's past conflicts." To support this mission objective, JPAC is developing an Underwater…
Nautical Angkor: The Social Life of Boats in the Khmer Empire
This poster examines boats as depicted in bas reliefs in the Bayon temple that represent the everyday life of the Khmer empire during the 12th century.
Click here to see the poster: http://www.uri.edu/artsci/his/mua/posters/Angkor_Boats.pdf
The 2001 Convention: A Framework for International Cooperation in Safeguarding our Underwater Cultural Heritage
Keynote speech by Dr. Tim Curtis Chief of Culture Unit UNESCO Bangkok Office.
To watch a video of this presentation please click here:
http://www.uri.edu/artsci/his/mua/videos/Tim_Curtis.m4v
Keep It Safe - Poster
Underwater cultural heritage can only be safeguarded if we acknowledge it to be our shared heritage, not a treasure to be looted and sold. The 2001 Convention offers an opportunity for countries to cooperate in protecting underwater cultural heritage…
They Have Stories to Tell - Poster
A shipwreck is like a book from the past, waiting to be opened and interpreted for the enjoyment of all humanity. Each object has an important story to tell, which can only be read if its location relative to other objects in the wreck is…
Crossing Cultures - Poster
For the first time in the history of South West Coast of India, a variety of archaeological evidence for the long distance maritime exchanges was unearthed at Pattanam (N. Lat. 10° 09.434’; E Long 76° 12.587’). The ca 4 m thick cultural\…
The Archaeology of Manila Galleons - Poster
This poster deals with the known Manila Galleons found to date. Unfortunately treasure hunters have salvaged most of them and little information if any is accessible to researchers. However, archaeological projects are currently active on sites…
Understanding the Bach Dang Battlefield from recent research results
The Mongols created the world’s most powerful empire in the thirteenth century, conquering China and establishing the Yuan dynasty. Their military power was in doubt, however, after failed naval invasions in Japan and Vietnam. According to…
The Archaeological Investigation of “Kamikazeâ€
The Mongol Invasion of Japan
The historical event that produced the term “Kamikaze,†the Mongol Invasion of Japan led by Kubilai Khan in 1281 Common Era (C.E.), was shrouded in mystery until a chance discovery off Takashima Island in Japan revealed the remains of his fleet.…