Out of the Blue [electronic resource] : Public Interpretation of Maritime Cultural Resources /
Jameson, John H.editor.
Scott-Ireton, Della A.editor.
The spectacle of archaeology stirs the public interest like few other topics. Sowing the "detective story", finding the missing pieces of the puzzle, understanding an instilled sense of identity, making connections to the material culture, following the global discourse on heritage protection and conservation (i.e. the Elgin Marbles) – are all part of the nexus of cultural values that define the meaning of archaeology to individuals and to the public at large. Along with the debates archaeological sites are also often in view of the public – on land, as well as, underwater. Maritime cultural resources encompass sites that, because of their (often) proximity to urban or traveled areas (harbors, rivers, ports) are easily damaged but not easily visible. This leads to special challenges to site management regarding conservation, protection, and enforcement of legal mandates for public education outreach and interpretation. The editors have brought together state of the art ideas, research and scholarship associated with maritime public education and interpretation. With few publications currently available that feature the public interpretation of maritime and submerged cultural resources, this edited volume will add to a limited body of knowledge in a field that is steadily growing.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Not All Wet: Public Presentation, Stewardship, and Interpretation of Terrestrial vs. Underwater Sites -- The Value of Public Education and Interpretation in Submerged Cultural Resource Management -- Look Outwards, Reach Inwards, Pass It On: The Three Tenures of Underwater Cultural Heritage Interpretation -- Florida's Maritime Heritage Trail -- A Maritime Heritage Trail and Shipwreck Preserves for the Cayman Islands -- Creating a Shipwreck Trail: Documenting the 1733 Spanish Plate Fleet Wrecks -- Refocusing on Georgia's Rivers: The Role of Maritime Historical Archaeology in Waterfront Revitalization -- Lake George, New York: Making Shipwrecks Speak -- Diver Awareness Program – QAR Dive Down -- Not Just Another Piece of a Boat: Massachusetts' Shoreline Heritage Identification Partnerships Strategy (SHIPS) -- Wrecked, Abandoned, and Forgotten?: Public Interpretation of Beached Shipwrecks in the Great Lakes -- Outreach Beyond the Beach: Management of Historic Shipwrecks on the Outer Continental Shelf -- Unseen Battlefields: The Japanese Midget Sub at Pearl Harbor -- The View from the Hunley Recovery Team -- People Power this Submarine: H.L. Hunley within the Context of Public Archaeology -- Entering the Virtual World of Underwater Archaeology.
The spectacle of archaeology stirs the public interest like few other topics. Sowing the "detective story", finding the missing pieces of the puzzle, understanding an instilled sense of identity, making connections to the material culture, following the global discourse on heritage protection and conservation (i.e. the Elgin Marbles) – are all part of the nexus of cultural values that define the meaning of archaeology to individuals and to the public at large. Along with the debates archaeological sites are also often in view of the public – on land, as well as, underwater. Maritime cultural resources encompass sites that, because of their (often) proximity to urban or traveled areas (harbors, rivers, ports) are easily damaged but not easily visible. This leads to special challenges to site management regarding conservation, protection, and enforcement of legal mandates for public education outreach and interpretation. The editors have brought together state of the art ideas, research and scholarship associated with maritime public education and interpretation. With few publications currently available that feature the public interpretation of maritime and submerged cultural resources, this edited volume will add to a limited body of knowledge in a field that is steadily growing.
Archaeology.
Cultural heritage.
History.
Archaeology.
Cultural Heritage.
History, general.