Safeguarding the Underwater Cultural Heritage
© V. González Díaz
Shipwreck of the battleship Cristobal Colón, Underwater Archaeological Park of the Spanish-American War, Santiago, Cuba.
Underwater Cultural Heritage encompasses all traces of human existence that lie or were lying under water and have a cultural or historical character. Recognizing the urgent need to preserve and protect such heritage, UNESCO draft the Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage in 2001 .
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News
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07.05.13
Events at UNESCO Headquarters to improve the protection of underwater cultural heritage
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02.05.13
Call for Applications: Advanced Underwater Archaeology Course 2013 (Deadline: 9 July 2013)
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17.04.13
En La Habana disertación sobre el patrimonio cultural subacuático y la Convención UNESCO 2001
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08.02.13
France ratifies the UNESCO 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage
