Auteurs
Dizon, Eusebio / Egger, Barbara / Elkin, Dolores / Luna Erreguerena, Pilar / Grenier, Robert / Gribble, John / Guérin, Ulrike / Khalil, Emad / Manders, Martijn / Memet, Jean-Bernard / Mesić, Jasen / Nieto Prieto, Xavier / Nutley, David / Pomian, Iwona / Scott-Ireton, Della / Trakadas, Athena / Vecella, Robert / Maarleveld, Thijs J.
Éditeurs
Maarleveld, Thijs J. / Guérin, Ulrike / Egger, Barbara
Mots-clés
protection of underwater heritage / archaeological heritage / documentation / funding / underwater heritage / archaeological field work / underwater archaeology / management / education / methodology / financial aspects / guidelines / conservation in situ / planning / international conventions / UNESCO
Résumé en anglais
This Manual explains the thirty-six Rules of the Annex to the 2001 Convention entitled «Rules concerning activities directed at underwater cultural heritage». These Rules present a directly applicable operation scheme for underwater interventions. Over the years they have become a reference in the field of underwater archaeology.In addition to elaborating on the ethical principles, the Manual offers a
series of guidelines concerning: project design; preliminary work; the formulation of project objectives, methodologies and techniques; fund raising and management; project scheduling; competence and qualification requirements; conservation and site management; documentation procedures;safety standards; environmental considerations; reporting; curation of
project archives; and dissemination. This Manual is endorsed by the Scientific and Technical Advisory Body of the 2001 Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage.