Old and New Threats to Submerged Cultural Landscapes: Fishing, Farming and Energy Development

Authors: Evans, Amanda M.¹; Firth, Antony²; Staniforth, Mark³

Source: Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites, Volume 11, Number 1, 2009 , pp. 43-53(11)

Publisher: Maney Publishing

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Abstract:

Submerged cultural resource managers have a daunting task; balance the protection of the underwater cultural heritage without denying or unfairly restricting economic development of the coastal zone. Underwater archaeological resources such as historic shipwrecks and submerged prehistoric sites can and have been impacted by fishing, farming, and energy development — both 'traditional' (i.e. hydrocarbon-based) and 'renewable' (i.e. wind, water, and thermal). This paper discusses the numerous stakeholders involved in the utilization of coastal and underwater resources, and how archaeological sites are mapped, managed, mitigated for and preserved within the pursuit of marine resources.

Keywords: UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGY; MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY; CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; UNDERWATER CULTURAL HERITAGE; HERITAGE LAW; ETHICS; MARINE AGGREGATES; MARINE INDUSTRY

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1179/135050309X12508566208407

Affiliations: 1: Tesla Offshore LLC, USA 2: Wessex Archaeology, UK 3: Department of Archaeology, Flinders University, Australia