The race to salvage Vietnam’s underwater heritage
A spotlight again on Vietnam’s underwater archaeology – there seems to be a fear of China’s growing ambition to claim ...
Tag: underwater cultural heritage
Posts related to underwater archaeology, shipwrecks and other forms of underwater cultural heritage.
See also: 2001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage
Philippine shipwreck looters foiled
Five shipwreck looters were caught trying to salvage a wreck in the Subic Bay without permission (but later released?) Source: ...
Much needed for underwater archaeology in Vietnam
Prof Nguyen Tac An, formerly of the Nha Trang Institute of Oceanography, comments about what’s needed in order for underwater ...
Nazi sub wreck found off Java
via the Daily Telegraph, 20 November 2013 THE wreckage of a German World War II submarine has been found off ...
13th century shipwreck is Vietnam’s oldest
It turns out that the 13th century shipwreck reported last week is Vietnam's oldest. Source: Vietnam Net 20130701 The 700-year-old ...
Feature on Vietnamese underwater archaeology
Tuoi Tre News has a three-part feature on underwater archaeology in Vietnam. Tuoi Tre News 20130616 ‘Cemetery’ of ancient shipwrecks ...
Call for sessions and Papers: 2nd Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage, May 12-16 2014
The National Marine Sanctuary Foundation and University of Hawaii welcome you to the Second Asia-Pacific regional conference on Underwater Cultural ...
Sri Lanka maritime archaeology needs a boost
The Arts Minister in Sri Lanka has called for maritime archeaology to be taught as a seperate course of study ...
Salvaged cannons saved from scrap
Authorities in Vietnam's Ninh Thuan province have confiscated a pair of cannons salvaged from the waters that were sold for ...
Wooden boat salvaged in Myanmar
A wooden boat, the type of which were common in the waterways of Myanmar until 150 years ago, was recently ...
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