Submerged cultural resource management : preserving and interpreting our maritime heritage / edited by James D. Spirek and Della A. Scott-Ireton.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Spirek, James D.

Scott-Ireton, Della A.

Conference Name:

Society for Historical Archaeology Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology (33rd : 2000 : Québec, Québec)

Series:

Plenum series in underwater archaeology

The Plenum series in underwater archaeology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Underwater archaeology--Congresses.

Underwater archaeology.

Shipwrecks--Congresses.

Shipwrecks.

Water-saturated sites (Archaeology)--Congresses.

Water-saturated sites (Archaeology).

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xii, 185 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, [2003]

Summary:

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. This volume is an invaluable resource to underwater archaeologists, cultural and heritage resource managers, museum and heritage educators and those studying these professions.

Contents:

Part I Theory and Concept 3

1. Underwater Parks Versus Preserves: Data or Access / Todd Hannahs 5

2. The Maritime Cultural Landscape of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve / Kenneth J. Vrana, Gail A. Vander Stoep 17

3. A Review of Cultural Resource Management Experiences in Presenting Canada's Submerged Heritage / Daniel La Roche 29

Part II Preserves and Parks 43

4. Historic Shipwreck Preserves in Maryland / Susan B.M. Langley 45

5. From National Tragedy to Cultural Treasure: The USS Huron Historic Shipwreck Preserve / Richard W. Lawrence 59

6. The Visitor Schemes on the Historic Shipwrecks of the Swan and HMS Dartmouth, Sound of Mull, Scotland (UK) / Philip Robertson 71

7. Lake Champlain's Underwater Historic Preserve Program: Reasonable Access to Appropriate Sites / Arthur B. Cohn 85

8. Florida's Underwater Archaeological Preserves / Della A. Scott-Ireton 95

9. Beneath Pictured Rocks / John R. Halsey, Peter Lindquist 107

Part III Trails 119

10. Shipwreck Trails: Public Ownership of a Unique Resource? / Tim Smith 121

11. Maritime Heritage Trails in Australia: An Overview and Critique of the Interpretive Programs / Cassandra Philippou, Mark Staniforth 135

12. Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Shipwreck Trail: A Model for Multiple-Use Resource Management / Bruce G. Terrell 151

13. Maritime Heritage on Display: Underwater Examples from South Carolina / James Spirek, Lynn Harris 165.

Notes:

"The following monograph is devoted to sharing some of the information presented at a symposium organized for the Society for Historical Archaeology's 33rd Conference ... held 4 to 9 January 2000 in Québec City, Québec, Canada"--Pref.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0306477793

0306478560

OCLC:

167761552