Sessions

Below you can find a list of the accepted sessions, distributed across various themes. Click on a session for more information.

A. Telling the Tales

A1. Bringing the UCH to Life (Alison James)
A2. History of Maritime Archaeology (Lauren Tidbury)
A3. Sustainable Tourism (José Bettencourt) 
A4. Maritime Collections (Corioli Souter) 
 

B. UCH & Avocational Archaeology 

B1. Australian Way of Integrating the Public (Andrew Viduka)
B2. Maritime Heritage Societies (Markku Luoto)
 

C. UN Decade

C1. UCH in the UN Ocean Decade (Georgia Holly)
 

D. Underwater and Coastal Landscapes 

D1. Underwater Landscapes of the Ancient Meditterranean (Mari Yamasaki)
D2. Coastal Maritime Landscapes (Soetkin Vervust)
D3. Submerged Prehistoric Landscapes in the Face of Development (Simon Fitch)
D4. The Double Narrative of Man and Water - Approaches and Perspectives (Martina Seifert)
D5. Prehistoric Human Landscapes are Hidden in Rivers, Lakes, and the Sea - Considering the Seemingly Impossible Possible and Finding Interdisciplinary Explanatory Models (Harald Lübke)
 

E. River Archaeology 

E1. River versus Climate Change (Marion Foucher)
E2. River and Inland Water Archaeology: Exploring submerged and Watercourse-Linked Cultural Heritage (Cécile Ansieau)
 

F. Intertidal Archaeology 

F1. Intertidal Cultural Heritage (Jan Trachet)
F2. Fish Weirs (Paul Montgomery) 
 

G. Ships & Navigation

G1. Caulking and Luting (Kristof Haneca)
G2. The Lost Navy (Patrik Höglund)
G3. Trying not to Sink (Thierry Boyer)
G4. Archaeology and History of Medieval and Early Modern Cargo Ships in Baltic Sea (Riikka Tevali)
G5. Water Supply Points in the Maritime Trade in the Age of Sail in the Mediterranean Sea and Beyond (Manuel Fumás Soldevilla & Enric Colom Mendoza)
G6. Ship Iconography from Prehistory to Modern Times (Zaraza Friedman & Stefanos Spanos)
 

H. Regional Overviews 

H1. Maritime Archaeology of the Arab World (Lucy Semaan)
H2. Asian Underwater Archaeology (Sarah Ward)
H3. Early Watercraft, Traditional Navigation Practices, and Indigenous Maritime Landscapes in the Americas (Elena Saccone)
 

I. Trade and Material Culture

I1. From Local to Global (Sarah Ward)
 

J. UCH and the Environment

J1. Toxic Legacies (Matthew Skelhorn)
J2. Maritime Heritage in the Service of Environmental Action (Katerina Velentza)
J3. Offshore Renewables and Maritime Archaeology (Mark James)
 

K. Methodology

K1. 3D Modelling (Johan Opdebeeck)
K2. Deep Sea Archaeology (Carlos del Cairo Hurtado)
K3. Digital Reconstruction of Shipwrecks (Nathan Helfman)
 

L. Management and Legal Actions

L1. UCH Management in World Heritage Sites (Arturo Rey da Silva)
L2. Underwater and Maritime Heritage Management (Pedro Barros)
L3. Heritage Crime (Alison James)
 

M. Inventories

M1. Inventorying UCH: An Old Challenge (Anais Dimeglio)
 

N. Spatial planning

N1. Scientific Contribution of Archeology in the Context of Territorial Planning in the Maritime Sector: Results, Methods and News (Nicolas Bigourdan)
 

O. Preservation of UCH

O1. Preserving of UCH (Jordy Moies)
 

P. UNESCO Convention

P1. Make the 2001 Convention Universal to Address Current Challenges and Emergency Situations (Edouard Planche)