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Fiji’s 300 isles are enclosed within a total sea area of about 1,260,000km2 of its Exclusive Economic Zone and to date very little work has been carried out on underwater and maritime archaeology. Resource materials documented by the Archaeology…

Although an in-situ exhibition after an excavation is ideal for public archaeology, it is also challenging for
several reasons. This paper compares the cultural heritage management of two coastal archaeological sites in
Keelung, northern Taiwan,…

The article presents the methodology applied for the re-investigation and for the experimental reconstruction of
the Punjulharjo boat, the most complete Southeast Asian lashed-lug boat found to date. This work, based on
archaeological data,…

Archaeology documentaries are an essential tool in the communication of archaeology to the public. It is in the interests of the discipline to ensure that archaeological research is portrayed accurately and ethically. Various professional archaeology…

Predictions forecast changes in climate that may affect underwater cultural heritage in the future. Warmer waters mean more chemical changes and the proliferation of teredo navalis. Ocean currents may cause disturbances to the layer of sediment…

The UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage was adopted in 2001. Like many such treaties, its text is the result of a compromise between opposing views. The negotiations leading to this instruments started in the…

The Underwater Archaeology Division of Thailand conducted an archaeological expedition in 2019 to trace the wreck
sites in the southern peninsula. As a result, the Ban Khlong Yuan boat (BKY) was found in Surat Thani Province,
southern Thailand. The…