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Delivering education in underwater archaeology is challenging for a variety of reasons, including the requirements to
prepare archaeology students to become professional scientific divers. In practice, the discipline blends traditional
academic and…

After the discovery of the tornaviaje, or return trip to New Spain (Mexico), numerous galleons sailed from the
Philippines to Mexico and back again for nearly two and a half centuries (1565–1815 CE). The Manila Galleon
Trade played a major role in…

The Ryukyu Archipelago is well known for its beautiful ocean and coral reefs; and thanks to these beautiful oceans, scuba diving and snorkeling and have become one of the most important activities for its tourist industry of the archipelago. Around…

This paper’s theme fits the underwater excavation sites into media exhibition and implement of such exhibition.
Underwater excavation in Korea has a long history of over 40 years with the start of Sinan shipwreck excavation
in 1976 but it is still…

Conservation treatment of large waterlogged wooden historic ships improved gradually as historic ships were
excavated one after another. After 40 years, exhibition halls and conservation treatment centers have been
established and in operation in…

A large quantity of various still and video images are generated in underwater archeological sites and research labs for record keeping and dimensional analysis. A variety of image capturing devices including underwater cameras are used. It is well…

The topic of this abstract is most appropriate for this Session 1, as it deals with the preservation and use of
underwater cultural heritage (UCH) in East Asia (Japan). The case study will be based on the discovery and
digital recording of the…

As part of research on unmanned exploration equipment, we conducted a study related to the development of a
small autonomous surface vehicle for exploring underwater heritage in areas that are difficult to access by ship.
In order to develop an…