Research of landscape using GIS is progressing in archaeology in recent years, and the significance of the
research of landscape from the sea or seascape is also being stressed. Seascape research has important
implications for understanding how…
The topic of this abstract is most appropriate for this Session 1, as it deals with the preservation and use of
underwater cultural heritage (UCH) in East Asia (Japan). The case study will be based on the discovery and
digital recording of the…
Japanese neolithic, the so called Jōmon Period, represents a vast terrain in which to develop new and exciting
research in the archaeological field. This is because there are still many questions that need to be answered to
better clarify the…
The topic of this abstract fits best within this session, because underwater cultural heritage (UCH) are remains of
ancient human civilization. Ancient maritime trade promoted economic and cultural exchange among coastal
countries, and promoted the…
Around Danzhou City at the northern coast of Hainan Island, PRC, stone tidal weirs are widely distributed.
Local history says that immigrants from the southern part of Fujian Province in mainland China came to this area
to build many stone tidal…
Amoy variable longline fishing is an efficient, accurate and controllable traditional fishing technique
created by Amoy fisherman, which has been popular in the Taiwan Strait and Zhoushan fisheries for
hundreds of years. It was replaced by seine…
Underwater cultural heritage (UCH) is a newly developed interdisciplinary field in which historical research is
indispensable. According to the UNESCO 2001 Convention on the Protection of UCH, the desk-based study of
historical, archaeological,…