Emad Khalil- UNESCO Meeting of State Parties and other events This funding presented the oppotunity to attend a number of events in Paris between June 12th and 16th, 2023. Exchange Day” on major current issues concerning underwater cultural heritage (12/6/2023). It included several presentations in the framework of the UN Decade of Ocean Sciences. Ninth […]
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Developing an Open Source Methodology for the Remote Monitoring of Marine Protected Areas The Battle of the Egadi Islands (10th March 241 BC) is the only known ancient naval battlefield. Fought 3 nautical miles west of Sicily, the battle was the final naval engagement of the First Punic War. Today, the site is internationally significant
Establishing the guiding principles for maritime heritage data and databases in the eastern Mediterranean: initial review of feasibility and potential. Crystal El Safadi The eastern Mediterranean is a region rich in maritime heritage including archaeological sites, features, seascapes, and traditions. Substantiative research and surveys have aimed to uncover the signature and significance of this resource:
Conserving the Maritime Heritage of Syria Dr Emma Cunliffe Syria’s cultural heritage, which is amongst the most important in the world, has been devastated by the ongoing conflict. Aleppo has been particularly badly affected, and the Aleppo National Museum contains the finds from the multi-national expeditions conducted as part of the salvage excavations for the
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Towards better integration of the interests and responsibilities that affect how we look after maritime heritage Shipwrecks are often the first thing that comes to mind when people hear about maritime archaeology or underwater cultural heritage (UCH). Although they are important as underwater cultural heritage, shipwrecks are also a focus for lots of other interests.
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Marine and maritime cultural heritage can have a strong hold on people’s imaginations, contributing to sense of place within communities as well as attracting domestic and international tourism. However, marine and maritime cultural heritage is often fragmented. Traditional institutional divisions separate what is in the sea, what is from the sea and what is by
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The British Academy and the Honor Frost Foundation held a Policy Forum on Thursday, 22 January 2015 that brought together an invited audience from a wide cross-section of people to consider public policy towards First World War shipwrecks. Case studies from a range of initiatives in the course of the Centenary provided a backdrop to
On 22 January 2013 the British Academy and the Honor Frost Foundation held an event to discuss UK government policy on the protection of underwater heritage in international waters. The event provided a forum for policymakers and academics to exchange knowledge and discuss solutions to underwater heritage as a policy issue. It will also help
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