Historic Wrecks: Risks or Resources?

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

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

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1179/135050309X12508566208326

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

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