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The excavations of underwater cultural heritage (UCH) in Korea are conducted mainly after surveying the waters
where they are found, which is only conducted by the National Research Institute of Maritime Cultural Heritage
(NRIMCH). Excavation of…

Diaoyutai Islands are a group of islands affiliated to Taiwan. There are many discourses on the sovereignty and legality of claim on the islands. This article firstly introduces the history of Taiwan's only ancient Chinese junk "Free China",…

In order to preserve, protect and manage underwater cultural heritage (UCH) and to value the spirit of
the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage, in 2015 Taiwan
passed its Underwater Cultural Heritage Act (UCHA).…

The ancient boat was made around the 7th century A.D. It was found on July 26, 2008 at 07.30 p.m. at Punjulharjo Village, Rembang Regency, Central Java Province, Indonesia. The boat site is covered by soil as deep as two metres and is located at the…

The June 1944 the United States of America's (USA) invasion of Saipan was the largest amphibious invasion of a Pacific island up to that time. Specialized craft constructed specifically for this invasion were utilized in order to deliver American…

The Maritime Archaeology Unit (MAU) of Central Cultural Fund (CCF) is actively involved in protecting the UCH of Sri Lanka, since it was founded in 1992. During the last few years essential steps have been taken to develop the infrastructure and the…

Paintings are visual artefacts and one of the significant art narratives supplemented as a primary source in the
construction or reconstruction of social and cultural lifeways of different periods since the Early Historic
period—for example, the…

Over the past few decades, the archaeological community has been moving away from the more traditional methods of excavation and recovery of underwater cultural heritage (UCH) towards a less intrusive management approach, essentially involving the…

The arrival of Spain and Portugal in Asia-Pacific in the 1500s marked a turning point in the history of the region. New foreign actors came into play: priests, merchants and mercenaries looking to save souls and profit from trade in exotic Asian…