Authors: Gribble, John¹; Parham, Dave²; Scott-Ireton, Della³

Source: Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites, Volume 11, Number 1, 2009 , pp. 16-28(13)

Publisher: Maney Publishing

Abstract:

The question of whether historic wrecks are risks or resources is a matter of perception and understanding. This paper discusses how shipwrecks can be, and have been, perceived as either risks and/or resources or neither, but yet how wrecks tend to be thoughtlessly labelled as resources, in particular by cultural heritage managers, a labelling with serious consequences for the management and curation of wrecks, encouraging or justifying actions by others which compromise the archaeological integrity and value of these sites.

Keywords: UNDERWATER CULTURAL HERITAGE; ETHICS; UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGY; CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY; SHIPWRECKS; HERITAGE LAW

Document Type: Research Article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/135050309X12508566208326

Affiliations: 1: Emu Ltd, UK 2: School of Conservation Sciences, Bournemouth University, UK 3: Florida Public Archaeology Network, USA

Publication date: 2009-03-01

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