Over more than a decade ago a United States of America’s (USA) Air Force aircraft was found underwater off the coast of Biak in West Papua. The aircraft is believed to be a PBY Catalina, a WWII amphibious bomber aircraft.
Understanding attitudes and values towards underwater cultural heritage (UCH) is critical element in determining appropriate approaches to a wide variety of planning and management actions. Management actions such as gaining support to protecting…
As human societies continue to expand economically and socially in a divergent manner, the destruction of
cultural heritage sites becomes almost inevitable. Since modern times in China, the construction of dams and
reservoirs has led to the…