Submerged Cultural Resource Management: Preserving and Interpreting Our Maritime Heritage
. Ed(S): Spirek, James D. (South Carolina Institute Of Archaeology And Anthropology, Columbia, Usa); Scott-Ireton, Della A.
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hardcover. A collection of 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. Editor(s): Spirek, James D. (South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology, Columbia, USA); Scott-Ireton, Della A. Series: The Springer Series in Underwater Archaeology. Num Pages: 185 pages, 43 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 1030.
Writing to the governor of Florida in September of 1964, the president of the Florida Keys Underwater Guides Association expressed concern about proposed salvage operations on the shipwrecks of the Spanish fleet of 1733. The Guides went on record to ask the governor for help "to preserve these historical wrecks for the present and future enjoyment of the public. " Subsequently, a similar request was sent to the governor by the Florida Upper Keys Chamber of Commerce, which wrote that "we feel strongly that the historic interest and attractions for our growing influx of skindivers produced by these wrecks is ... Read more
Writing to the governor of Florida in September of 1964, the president of the Florida Keys Underwater Guides Association expressed concern about proposed salvage operations on the shipwrecks of the Spanish fleet of 1733. The Guides went on record to ask the governor for help "to preserve these historical wrecks for the present and future enjoyment of the public. " Subsequently, a similar request was sent to the governor by the Florida Upper Keys Chamber of Commerce, which wrote that "we feel strongly that the historic interest and attractions for our growing influx of skindivers produced by these wrecks is ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Springer United States
Number of pages
185
Condition
New
Series
The Springer Series in Underwater Archaeology
Number of Pages
185
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780306477799
SKU
V9780306477799
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Reviews for Submerged Cultural Resource Management: Preserving and Interpreting Our Maritime Heritage
"James Spirek and Della Scott-Ireton have compiled and edited what is to my knowledge the first published source describing the scope and breadth of today's underwater heritage trails and preserves. Each chapter reflects both the strengths and weaknesses of various strategies that have been attempted for the public interpretation and preservation of historic sites in aquatic environments. Not only will ... Read more