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CONSERVATION & SITE MANAGEMENT

All projects directed at underwater cultural heritage affect the heritage even if safeguarding may be its purpose. Adequate measures implemented as part of the conservation and management scheme ensure that the deterioration of the site and any objects, finds and samples is limited.

: © B. Jeffery
The remains of a Yap aech, Lubumow, Yap Islands, Federated States of Micronesia. The Aech Survey Project began in 2008 with the aim of documenting the material remains of the aech in addition to their histories, how and when they were used, and their placement in context with the reef and coastal environments. The documentation of the aech provided a good understanding of the aechs and thereby enabled the conservation, restoration and sustainable preservation of the aech sites for future use and appreciation.

The arguments of this chapter are:

Conservation

The conservation programme

Site management

The site management programme

RESOURCES

Table of content

Contact

The Rules

The authors

Bibliography

Rules on conservation and site management

Rule 24

The conservation programme shall provide for the treatment of the archaeological remains during the activities directed at underwater cultural heritage, during transit and in the long term. Conservation shall be carried out in accordance with current professional standards.

Rule 25

The site management programme shall provide for the protection and management in situ of underwater cultural heritage, in the course of and upon termination of fieldwork. The programme shall include public information, reasonable provision for site stabilization, monitoring, and protection against interference.