Maritime archaeology and underwater cultural heritage management have
become well established over the past twenty years or so in the
Asia-Pacific region, particularly in Australia, where researchers and
underwater cultural heritage managers have conducted a significant
number of important maritime archaeological investigations and have
developed innovative approaches to the discipline. This book surveys the
investigation, preservation and management of shipwrecks and abandoned
vessels and Australian Indigenous sites underwater.
The effect of National and State legislation and management regimes to
these underwater cultural heritage sites is also highlighted, together
with the important role of avocational divers and training programs in
raising the profile of underwater and maritime heritage sites. This book
will be of interest to students and practitioners of maritime and
historical archaeology and cultural heritage managers throughout the
world as example of good practice and innovative approaches to maritime
archaeology.