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Kerala possesses rich maritime traditions dating back to the Early Historic period. A few types of traditional watercrafts developed indigenously and some are influenced by external contacts. Archaeological excavations revealed a medieval sailboat at…

During World War II, the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and Army (IJA) carried out a series of air raids on
northern Australia. The Bombing of Darwin by the IJN on 19 February 1942 was the most significant foreign
attack in mainland Australia since…

Understanding the types and locations of significant archaeological and cultural resources is essential to their protection. NOAA and the Bureau of Ocean Energy and Management (BOEM) have teamed up to support an assessment of historic properties and…

The topic of this abstract fits within this session on threats to underwater cultural heritage (UCH) because of the
environmental risk posed by shipwrecks with petroleum cargoes. While many shipwrecks from the World Wars
are important parts of our…

When the Spanish colonizers reached Philippine soils, one of the earliest places they occupied is the tip of southern Luzon including the San Bernardino Strait. The whole area was known as Ambos Camarines and Albay. At present, it is the Bicol Region…

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…

The paper as part of Session 4, Underwater Cultural Heritage of World War II in the Asia-Pacific Region:
Discoveries, Opportunities & Challenges, provides an overview of some of the recent high-profile, deep-water
World War II shipwreck discoveries…