Underwater Cultural Heritage

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<p><em>Underwater Cultural Heritage</em> investigates cases of underwater cultural heritage, exploring ethical issues that have never been studied before. A vast cultural heritage lies beneath the sea, including the archaeological remains of more than three million vessels, as well as historic monuments and whole cities. In addition, climate change, population growth and current events around the world mean that new underwater cultural heritage is being created faster than ever before. It is, therefore, essential that the ethical issues related to the management of such heritage are considered now, especially as decisions made now will bestow the heritage with a value and will establish legal frameworks that could be used either to protect or harm underwater heritage in the future.</p><p></p><p>Considering a range of challenges related to underwater cultural heritage - including preservation, management, use, sustainability, valuation, politics, identity, human rights, and intangible heritage - the book presents case studies that both illustrate the key ethical issues and also offer possible solutions to help navigate such challenges. The book will also explore the various legislative instruments protecting underwater cultural heritage and emphasise the importance of revising and updating legal frameworks, whilst also taking into account ethical concerns that may expose cultural heritage to more serious menaces. </p><p>Underwater Cultural Heritage draws on case studies from around the globe and, as such, should be of great interest to academics, researchers and students working in heritage studies, archaeology, history, politics and sustainability. It should also be appealing to heritage practitioners and policymakers who want to learn more about the issues surrounding not only management of underwater cultural heritage but management of cultural heritage in general. </p> <p><em>List of figures; List of tables; Foreword; Acknowledgements; </em><strong>PART 1 </strong><b>Introducing underwater cultural heritage; Chapter</b><strong> </strong><strong>1.</strong> Introduction; <strong>Chapter</strong><strong> </strong><strong>2.</strong> Key concepts; <strong>PART 2 Case studies; Chapter</strong> <strong>3.</strong> Valuation: the violin of the <em>Titanic; </em><strong>Chapter</strong><strong> </strong><em> </em><strong>4.</strong> Uses: ancient lead for dark matter experiments; <strong>Chapter</strong> <strong>5.</strong> Preservation: climate change; <strong>Chapter</strong><strong> </strong><strong>6.</strong> Sustainability: preservation<em> in situ; </em><strong>Chapter</strong><strong> </strong><strong>7.</strong> Intangibility: watery graves; <strong>Chapter</strong><strong> </strong><strong>8.</strong> Identity: nationless shipwrecks; <strong>Chapter</strong><strong> </strong><strong>9.</strong> Human rights: migrant shipwrecks; <strong>Chapter</strong><strong> </strong><strong>10.</strong> Politics: the South China Sea; <strong>Chapter</strong><strong> </strong><strong>11.</strong> Other practices: treasure hunters and money laundering; <strong>PART 3 Conclusions</strong>; <strong>Chapter</strong> <strong>12.</strong> Conclusions; <em>Afterword; Index</em></p>
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