Proceedings of the 2023 Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage

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Proceedings of the 2023 Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage

Description

Papers presented at the 2023 Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage

Creator

Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage

Publisher

The Museum of Underwater Archaeology

Date

November 2023

Rights

Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage

Language

English

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Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage

Collection Items

Sea Voyage: The Evolving Maritime Cultural Landscape of American Samoa
American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States with a long and continuous history of ocean
connection and maritime activities, from the initial voyaging discovery some 3,000 years ago to modern cruise
ships and fishing fleets.…

A history and archaeology of fishing in the Federated States of Micronesia
Tuna fishing in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) is currently a sustainable and profitable fishing industry
and part of the leading world tuna fishing industry in the western Pacific.
This paper will outline how the FSM got to this position…

Early Modern Japanese Whaling: An Iconographic Study
Small museums can be the repository of mighty collections. The New Bedford Whaling Museum (NBWM) in
Massachusetts, USA, is one such example. The NBWM holds a significant collection of artwork depicting early
modern (17th – 19th c) Japanese whaling.…

In-situ preservation of underwater cultural heritage in Taiwan and related issues
The preservation of underwater cultural heritage is a nascent matter in Taiwan, and it is necessary to accumulate
experience from trial and error in order to establish appropriate and feasible practice. As far as the in-situ
preservation of…

A Non-State Party’s Experience Implementing the UCH Convention: Taiwan’s Perspective
This paper pertains to Session 26 and aims to provide an account of regime complex concerning underwater
cultural heritage protection beyond the 2001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural
Heritage. The study involves some…

Religion, Trade and Polity: River Ganga on the Gateway of Bengal
The essay will shed light on River Ganga in the Kahalgaon- Sahibganj region. In the Historic Period (c.600 BCE- 400
CE) the banks and rocky islands of the river was a liminal space on the border of state societies ideal for ascetics. The
riverscape…

Underwater Archaeological Remains in Matano Lake, South of Sulawesi, Indonesia: Evidence of Iron Age Civilization
Matano Lake is a natural freshwater lake located in South Sulawesi, Indonesia that has a depth of roughly 590 m,
making this lake the deepest lake in Southeast Asia. The existence of cultural heritage in land surrounding
Matano Lake was revealed in…
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