TY - JOUR
T1 - Constructing America from the sea
T2 - Maritime archaeology research, international cooperation and best practices in the underwater cultural heritage of Latin America
AU - Rey da Silva, Arturo
AU - Herrera Tovar, Jorge M.
N1 - Funding Information:
In Uruguay, a multinational archaeological collaboration was funded by the British Academy and directed by Mexican and British maritime archaeologists from the University of Southampton in collaboration with local archaeologists from the Uruguayan Heritage Commission. This endeavour, the Uruguayan Maritime Archaeological Programme (UMAP), was developed to assist the Uruguayan Heritage Commission in its fight against the political strength of the commercial exploitation companies already operating in the country. The aim of this programme was to demonstrate that scientific maritime archaeological research was possible and necessary in Uruguay and that an appropriate management approach to the recovery of all information contained in the cultural resource was necessary to keep together the integrity of its archaeological contexts (Herrera 2008: 244; Herrera 2010). Despite having successful results and influencing the passing of a National Decree in 2006 that stopped all contracts with treasure-hunting companies in the country, Uruguay continues to be driven somewhat by an economical vision venture and has not yet adapted its national legislation to prepare for the ratification of the UNESCO 2001 Convention.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2017/12/4
Y1 - 2017/12/4
N2 - This article introduces this special issue of the Journal of Maritime Archaeology by giving a brief introduction to the current situation of the practice of maritime archaeology in Latin America, as well as reviewing the main challenges that the discipline faces here. An assessment of existing regional cooperation, the presence of maritime archaeology within the international community and its importance to develop new theoretical and methodological perspectives that advance access to knowledge is made. Finally, the article focuses on some of the current work carried out in Latin America.
AB - This article introduces this special issue of the Journal of Maritime Archaeology by giving a brief introduction to the current situation of the practice of maritime archaeology in Latin America, as well as reviewing the main challenges that the discipline faces here. An assessment of existing regional cooperation, the presence of maritime archaeology within the international community and its importance to develop new theoretical and methodological perspectives that advance access to knowledge is made. Finally, the article focuses on some of the current work carried out in Latin America.
KW - capacity building
KW - Latin America and the Caribbean
KW - maritime archaeology
KW - underwater cultural heritage
KW - UNESCO 2001 Convention
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U2 - 10.1007/s11457-017-9189-4
DO - 10.1007/s11457-017-9189-4
M3 - Editorial
AN - SCOPUS:85036560572
VL - 12
SP - 149
EP - 162
JO - Journal of Maritime Archaeology
JF - Journal of Maritime Archaeology
SN - 1557-2293
IS - 3
ER -