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Video interview with Session 12 chair Nia Hasanah
The richness of underwater cultural heritage (UCH) in the Southeast Asian region has been very well known throughout the world. Various shipping activities, trade, warfare, piracy occur in Southeast Asian waters since prehistoric times to the…
Forgotten Past? Alternative Forms for Museological Approach to interpret Egypt's Maritime Heritage
In the past decades, Ministry of Antiquities (MA) has invested many efforts in excavating underwater archeological sites, and mapping them to reveal the navigation routes during ancient times. Remarkable discoveries have been made by the European…
The Centenary Impact Since RMS Titanic Sank upon Universal Regulation of Underwater Cultural Heritage in International Waters, and the Necessity of New Law-Making in Japan
2012 is Centennial since Royal Mail Ship (RMS) Titanic sunk. The Titanic was found in 1985, as early as 1986 United States of America (USA) enacted the RMS Titanic Maritime Memorial Act. It aimed at the conclusion of international agreement for the…
Scientific analysis and conservation of porcelain recovered from the Nanhai I in the South China Sea
Video interview with Session 1 chair Etienne Clement.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the UN. It has 195 Member States. The UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage adopted in 2001 is the…
An Introduction to the Maritime Construct of Khashabat in the Persian Gulf
The history of maritime routes and communications in Iran dates back to a long time ago. In ancient times, to prevent dangers for their ships such as water thinness and thawing near coasts, the shallow depths and narrowness of rivers at the mouth of…