This unit introduces students to the idea of maritime archaeology sites as cultural heritage and to management strategies used in their protection. The main topics covered are cultural heritage legislation and agencies (such as ICOMOS, Burra Charter, Law of the Sea, UNESCO Convention on Underwater Cultural Heritage, Moveable Cultural Heritage, Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976), heritage management protocols, different types of heritage, and underwater heritage from international and Australian perspectives. The unit uses lectures, applied reading of key literature and group discussion to teach these topics. Students demonstrate their applied understanding of these topics through an essay and... -- Course Website
Instructor: Professor Alistair Paterson
Prerequisites: ARCY5403 Maritime Archaeology Artefact Studies, ARCY5404 Maritime Archaeology Excavation Techniques, ARCY5407 Surveying Maritime Sites and ARCY5408 Maritime Archaeology Field Project
