2023 Session 4: Underwater Cultural Heritage of World War II in the Asia-Pacific Region: Discoveries, Opportunities & Challenges

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2023 Session 4: Underwater Cultural Heritage of World War II in the Asia-Pacific Region: Discoveries, Opportunities & Challenges

Subject

Session 4 papers

Description

Papers presented at Session 4 of 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

Submerged Battlefield: Examining the Status and Challenges of World War II<br /><br /> Shipwreck Management in the Philippines
Many sites in the Philippines had been battlegrounds during World War II (WWII) that resulted in substantial
sinking of American and Japanese naval vessels. Advanced technology has significantly helped in locating these
shipwrecks and documenting…

Capacity Building in the Time of COVID: The Case of HMAS Perth (I)
The topic of this abstract best fits within Session 4, ‘Underwater Cultural Heritage of World War II in the AsiaPacific Region: Discoveries, Opportunities & Challenges’ because of the latter’s focus on World War II heritage
in the Asia-Pacific. The…

Interdisciplinary and Community Inclusive Approaches to Submerged WWII Heritage Research in the Pacific
There are many opportunities, challenges, and competing interests related to the development of research on and
preservation of submerged WWII heritage in the Pacific. This paper outlines an interdisciplinary, community
inclusive project which…

Archaeology and Anthropology of World War II Japanese Aircraft in Australia: the Case Study of Hajime Toyoshima&#039;s Zero
During World War II, the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and Army (IJA) carried out a series of air raids on
northern Australia. The Bombing of Darwin by the IJN on 19 February 1942 was the most significant foreign
attack in mainland Australia since…

The Jaluit Atoll TBD-1 Devastators: Archaeological Analysis and Preservation Assessment of a WWII Site.
The topic of the paper, entitled “The Jaluit Atoll TBD-1 Devastators: Archaeological Analysis, and Preservation
Assessment of a WWII Site,” best fits within the session, Underwater Cultural Heritage of World War II in the
Asia-Pacific Region:…

The Galloping Ghost of the Java Coast: Preserving the Story of WWII Era Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (CA-30)
The topic of this abstract fits best within the Underwater Cultural Heritage of World War II in the Asia-Pacific
Region: Discoveries, Opportunities & Challenges session of the conference as it is directly relevant to the session’s
theme. The paper…

Examining the World War II Underwater Cultural Heritage of Maui and Lānaʻi through 3D Photogrammetric Modeling
In October 2022, archaeologists from East Carolina University and the University of California at Los Angeles investigated
underwater cultural heritage associated with World War II around the islands of Maui and Lānaʻi in Hawaiʻi. Working…

Back from Oblivion: Deep Water Wrecks of World War II, Commemoration and Protection
The paper as part of Session 4, Underwater Cultural Heritage of World War II in the Asia-Pacific Region:
Discoveries, Opportunities & Challenges, provides an overview of some of the recent high-profile, deep-water
World War II shipwreck discoveries…

Discovery and Management of the Wreck of USS Albacore (SS-218)
The wreck of USS Albacore (SS-218) was discovered on 25 May 2022 and resurveyed in October by Dr Tamaki
Ura’s team of researchers at La Plongée Deep Sea Engineering Society. Following the initial discovery,
volunteer researchers for the Naval…
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