The topic of this paper fits best within this Session 18: Revisiting the UNESCO Foundation and Advanced
Courses for Asia-Pacific: Status, Development, and Challenges because it reviews UNESCO’s capacity
building efforts and activities with an aim…
Maritime Archaeology in Sri Lanka began in 1992 with focus on the historic port of Galle, but most of those
programs were supported by foreign funds and involved foreign consultations. The Avondster (1659) Marine
Archaeology Project carried out…