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Bandar-e Kong is a port-town located in the Iranian coasts of the Persian Gulf, which flourished in the 17th
century CE with the presence of the Portuguese. Since then, Bandar-e Kong has been a departure point for
Iranian ships sailing the triangle…

The topic of this abstract fits best within the Collections-based Research Session because existing museum
collections of carnelian beads from two archaeological shipwreck sites were analyzed. The sites include different
ship constructions located…

This study presents seven early handheld guns also known as “handgonnes” or hand cannons recovered from
shipwrecks plying the seas of the pre-colonial Philippines. In this paper, three guns HHG-001, HHG-002, and
HHG-003, feature shorter and stubby…

The potential of shipwreck site resources in “Spice Routes,” Ternate-Tidore, reflects several historical pieces of
evidence relating to archaeological remains from the Portuguese and Spanish eras in the surrounding sea and
coastal areas. In the…

This paper fits best within Session 27 New Technology and Interdisciplinary Strategies as it focuses on the status and
preservation of vernacular and historical boats and boat miniatures within Indonesian museum collections. The case
study under…

Since its beginnings in 1975, deriving bathymetry by means of multispectral satellite imagery has been a method
that has not yet been fully exploited in the maritime archaeology realm. It focuses on using the blue and green
bands for their water…

The loading of objects on a vessel, their loss, then physical discovery, recovery and subsequent movement, all
take place in a legal context. That context is not static and cannot be viewed entirely in hindsight from the now.
In unravelling the…

The topic of this paper fits best within this Session17, the 2001 Convention: from ‘constructive
ambiguities’ to ‘destructive misunderstandings’ ,because it summarizes the ways in which underwater
cultural heritage contributes to the sustainable…

Ratifications of the 2001 UCH Convention by Pacific States has been poor. Using Solomon Islands and the Marshall Islands
as case studies, this paper begins by considering the utility of the 2001 UCH Convention for these States before turning to…

In order to preserve, protect and manage underwater cultural heritage (UCH) and to value the spirit of
the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage, in 2015 Taiwan
passed its Underwater Cultural Heritage Act (UCHA).…