Defining 'underwater cultural heritage'

Author:Forrest, CJS

Article Title:Defining 'underwater cultural heritage'

Abstract:
The newly adopted United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization's Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage provides the first universal protection regime for this value archaeological resource. A central difficulty in concluding this Convention was defining underwater cultural heritage. This article considers the development of the definition agreed upon and analyses its utility in providing for a pragmatic and effective protection regime.

Keywords: UNESCO; convention; protection; international law; underwater cultural heritage

DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-9270.2002.tb01396.x

Source:INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NAUTICAL ARCHAEOLOGY

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