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The topic of this abstract fits best within Session15 because it is a case study of 9,000-year-old archaeological sites
on a submerged landscape under a lake. The case studies under consideration are the following 1) conducting
prehistoric…

The purpose of this project was to carry out anthropological research in outer islands of the Federated States of
Micronesia (FSM) as identified and pre-arranged by traditional community organizations and historic
preservation offices of Chuuk…

Underwater cultural heritage (UCH) faces multiple threats, as stressed by UNESCO through the 2001 Convention on
the Protection of Underwater Cultural heritage and by the Ocean Decade Heritage Network (ODHN), such as treasure
hunting, looting, and…

Tham Phrayanaga is one of Southeast Asia’s most well-preserved but little understood rock art sites. This cave site in southern Thailand has at least 76 depictions of watercraft. Many of the images are accurate portrayals of vessels used by a…

Between 1350 and 1767 CE, the Ayutthaya Kingdom became one of the most important trading centers in the region and a magnet for explorers, missionaries, ambassadors and merchants from around the world, specifically from China, Japan, Southeast Asia…

Trade ceramics have usually been found together with other evidence in many ancient shipwrecks, harbours, ports, trade centers, hinterlands and burials around the world which were linked to international maritime trade routes. These were specifically…

A renaissance in traditional boat building is occurring in Oceania but in some locations ancestral canoe designs are likely lost and so the body of knowledge supporting this renaissance is narrower than in its heyday. Traditional sailing and canoe…