To sea or not to sea

Programme
The three-day colloquium will concentrate on four themes related to maritime and fluvial archaeology: research, legislation, conservation and communication.
The 4 sessions are:

Session 1: maritime and fluvial research in Belgium: an overview of the various achievements and running projects.

Session 2: Legislation related to maritime and fluvial archaeological heritage with invited representatives from the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and France. This session includes a plenary discussion on legislation and future archaeologist/sportdiver cooperation/interaction.

Session 3: International case-studies in conservation of maritime archaeological heritage

Session 4: International case-studies in communicating maritime and fluvial archaeological heritage to the public.

Final programme

Thursday 21/09/06

8.00-9.00: Reception and registration

9.00-9.10: Welcome

Ludo Valcke, director province of West Flanders
9.10-9.20: Introduction

9.20-10.15: Keynote Lecture: La Belle, Louis XIV's flagship wrecked in 1686 in the Matagorda Bay. A case study in recovering the past: from excavation to conservation and presentation
Professor Dr. Donny Hamilton, Institute of Nautical Archaeology, Texas A & M, College Station

10.15-10.45: Coffee

Session 1: Study of maritime archaeological heritage in Flanders/Belgium, Chair: Dr. Marnix Pieters, Flemish Heritage Institute (VIOE)

10.45-11.10: Maritime Archaeology Unit of the Flemish Heritage Institute (VIOE): State of the art and introduction to the session
Dr. Marnix Pieters, scientific collaborator VIOE.
11.10-11.35: Overview of Ancient and Medieval Ship Finds from Belgium
Dr. Aleydis van De Moortel, Assistant-Professor University of Tennessee.
11.35-12.00: The maritime wealth of the Northsea floor
Dr. Jan Parmentier, Assistant-Professor, University of Gent

12.00-13.30: Lunch

13.30-13.55: The Zeebrugge-site
Stéphane Vandenberghe, Assistant-Curator Groeningemuseum
13.55-14.10: The Conservation of the Artefacts from the Zeebrugge-site
Martin Van Dromme
14.10-14.35: An 18th century Shipwreck on the Buitenratel, the so-called Nieuwpoort-wreck
Marc Thierens on behalf of Nata
14.35-15.00: The Archaeology of Submarines. Material sources related to war at sea in de early 20th century
Tomas Termote
15.00-15.45: The Cog finds near Doel. Situation, Housing, Documentation and Research
Karel Vlierman, Adviser ship archaeology ADW

15.45-16.15: Coffee

16.15-16.45: Boats in Celtic tradition found in Belgium. From the archaeological site at Pommeroeul to the Gallo-Roman museum at Ath.
Karine Bausier, archaeologist-curator.
16.45-17.15: The Archaeology of the waterways in the Walloon Region
Dr. Marie-Hélène Corbiau, Scientific collaborator 'Direction de l'Archéologie du Ministère de la Région wallonne
17.15-17.30: Closure of session by chair

Free lecture

17.30-18.00: North Sea Wrecks: Hotspots for Biodiversity
Dr. Ward Vanden Berghe, Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) & Vincent Zintzen, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS)

Evening programme

With separate inscription, free participation to the official inauguration of the exhibition 'Belief and happiness' and the reception offered by the town of Bruges.

Friday 22/09/06 - Session 2: Legislation related to maritime archaeological heritage: the situation in Flanders/Belgium compared to the situation in the neighbouring countries, Chair: Dr. Jan Parmentier

9.00-9.20: Viewpoint of the 'Sportsdiver/amateur-underwater archaeologist'
Bart Schiltz

9.20-9.45: England
Ian Oxley, Head of Maritime Archaeology

9.45-10.10: The Netherlands. Measure for Measure
Prof. Dr. Thijs J. Maarleveld, Professor maritime archaeology, Syddansk Universitet (SDU)

10.10-10.40: Coffee

10.40-11.05: France
Jean-Luc Massy, General heritage Conservator, Head of the department of underwater archaeological research.

11.05-11.30: Flanders/Belgium
Michiel Deweirdt, lawyer

11.30-12.30: roundtable discussion chaired by Prof. Dr. Anne-Marie Draye, University Hasselt .

12.30-14.00: Lunch

Session 3: International case-studies in conservation of maritime archaeological heritage, Chair: Natalie Cleeren, researcher archaeological conservation VIOE

14.00-14.25: The Netherlands: a maritime culture. How we protect our past for the future
Martijn Manders, Netherlands State Service for archaeological Research (ROB, Amersfoort).

14.25-14.50: The Skuldelev and Roskilde Ships: from excavation to the building of replicas
Dr. Jan Bill, Senior researcher Vikingshipsmuseum Roskilde

14.50-15.15: The boat of Dover
Peter Clark, Deputy Director Canterbury Archaeological Trust.

15.15-15.40:

15.40-16.10: Coffee

16.10-16.35: De Goodwin Sands: the largest Ship wreck grave in the world
Bob Peacock

17.00-17.10: Closure of session by chair

Free lectures

17.10-17.35: Determining the origin of ancient ships' timbers
Aoife Daly, University of Southern Denmark.

17.35-18.00: The sea chart Flemish Banks: a guide to ship wrecks
Dr. Ir. Nathalie Balcaen, Flemish Hydrography

Evening programme

With separate inscription and payment, reconnaissance of Bruges, visit of a brewery and colloquiumdinner.

Saturday 23/09/06 - Session 4: Examples of presentations to the public, Chair: Hubert De Witte, Curator Bruggemuseum

9.00-9.30: The Mary Rose, A Multi-Story Ship
Alex Hildred, Curator of Ordnance and Site Director, The Mary Rose Trust

9.30-10.00: People from the Netherlands unaware of their own past, the finds from the 'Vliegent
Hart' hidden as it were in the MuZEEum
Wilbert Weber, director MuZEEum, maritime museum Zealand.
10.00-10.30: The Bremer Cog of 1380. Salvage, reconstruction, conservation and presentation
Dr. Lars U. Scholl, Director of the German Maritime Museum and Professor of Maritime History at the University of Bremen.

10.30-11.00: Coffee

11.00-11.25: A museum and a replica: to see or not to see
Dr. Willem Bijleveld, Director of the Dutch national maritime museum, Amsterdam.

11.25-11.50: Archaeological finds from wet environments
Frederick Vandewalle.

11.50-12.00: Worlds Beneath: in situ presentation of underwater sites and monuments via mobile phone
Mikkel H. Thomsen

12.00-12.15: Walraversijde: from excavation to reconstruction; introduction to the excursion
Dr. Marnix Pieters, VIOE

12.15-12.25: Closure of session by chair

12.25-12.30: Closing of the colloquium

12.45: Excursion with separate inscription and payment, lunch and visit of the provincial museum of Walraversijde at Ostend.

Simultaneous translation Dutch/English; Dutch/French and English/French will be available.

General coordination: Marnix Pieters
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