Underwater heritage protection & legislation

Only a limited number of historical wrecks or artefacts can be excavated or taken care of by archaeologists. Much must remain on-site for future generations, but needs legal protection.

• European authorities
• Worldwide authorities
• Underwater heritage legislation
• Underwater cultural heritage
• Treasure hunting
• Ethics

Debate

These texts express personal views. A good debate should be able to question things and acts without offending individuals. If anyone finds errors or feels offended by texts here, please let me know. You may also participate in debate on electronic conferences.

• Appeal for the Portuguese Institute of Archaeology, Filipe Castro
• Archaeologists, Divers & Salvors, Jayson R Jones
• Proposed Shipwreck Policy, Peter Johnson
• Destructive Salvage Policy, Chuck Meide
• Our Marine Heritage, Bengt Grisell & Lorelei Randall
• My Quest Against Treasure Hunting, Paulo Monteiro