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The Local Pacific Inventory: Maritime heritage resources in the Main Hawaiian Islands
The systematic investigation of underwater cultural heritage in the islands started in 1989 with the University of Hawai`i’s Marine Option Program. This slowly grew into a graduate certificate program in maritime archaeology and history. Manned…
The Lashings and Knots of the Chau Tan Shipwreck
The Chau Tan shipwreck is the oldest ocean-going cargo ship yet found in Vietnam dating from around the 8th9th century CE. It provides a unique opportunity to study the construction methods of a lashed- lug ship from that
period. Over 40 of the…
period. Over 40 of the…
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:…
Assessment of a WWII Site,” best fits within the session, Underwater Cultural Heritage of World War II in the
Asia-Pacific Region:…
The Iron Grapnel Supposed to Belong to the Sinan Shipwreck and Other Anchors in East Asia
In 2016 an iron grapnel was shown in some special exhibitions marking the 40th anniversary of the Sinan shipwreck excavation in Korea. The grapnel 2.3m length has four arms, and it had been raised by a fisherman’s net in 1972 before the wreck was…
The Introduction of Conservation Treatment of Maritime Artifacts in Korea
Since 1976, the underwater excavation program, which began with the Shinan ship, has yielded some 94,500 relics and eleven shipwrecks (including two foreign ships) from 18 sites in Korea. To conserve each material appropriately the artifacts…