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Submerged Cultural Resource Management: Preserving and Interpreting Our Maritime Heritage
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Submerged Cultural Resource Management: Preserving and Interpreting Our Maritime Heritage

James D Spirek and Della A Scott-Ireton
Plenum series in underwater archaeology., Springer US, 1st ed. 2003.
Society for Historical Archaeology Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology , 33rd (Québec, Québec, 2000)
2003
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0069-8

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Abstract

This vital book is a collection on the various ways archaeologists and resource managers have devised to make available and interpret submerged cultural resources for the public, such as underwater archaeological preserves, shipwreck trails, and land-based interpretive media and literature. The concept of preserves, parks, and trails has proven to be an effective and popular method of public education and heritage tourism with the end result being a greater public understanding of the value of preserving and protecting shipwrecks, and other submerged cultural resources, for the future. Within each contribution, the authors focus on: -legislation; -economic benefits; -interpretation methods; -problems and successes; -future directions regarding their preserve, park, or trail programs. Various approaches to the concept have been explored and this book is an effort to make available our experiences in the management of submerged cultural resources for the public. This volume is an invaluable resource to underwater archaeologists, cultural and heritage resource managers, museum and heritage educators and those studying these professions.

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