The trajectory of Malta’s underwater cultural heritage management and to present the innovativeĪnd state of the art public access system that is managed by the Underwater Cultural Heritage Unit National agency for museums, conservations, and cultural heritage. Of underwater cultural heritage has recently been firmly established within Heritage Malta, the Whilst Malta has today established itselfĪs a diving tourism destination, responsible access to underwater cultural heritage sites was notĪlways entrenched in dive operations or institutionally recognized. The following decades brought a growing interest in divingĪctivities and a rising number of diving schools and clubs. In Malta, maritime archaeology can be traced to humbleĪnd sporadic beginnings in the 1950s. Includes the development of virtual access. Underwater cultural heritage sites, and since the vast majority of the public does not dive, this also A variety of approaches have been developed to promote responsible access to The tourism and heritage sectors on the one hand and the maritime and diving communities on Such a balance requires the setting up of a network of communication between Is a balance of scientific research, protection, and the promotion of responsible access to underwaterĬultural heritage sites. The obligation to preserve underwater cultural heritage is a core principle of the UNESCOĬonvention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage. The recovered material culture points towards a culturally homogenous site with all objects dating to the third century AD. The growth of Poseidonia oceanica eventually stabilised the site, and the location of recovered finds at the bottom of Poseidonia mattes points towards the high potential of material evidence still located within or under the mattes, as revealed in the magnetometer survey. Between 20 it was noted that material remains were re-deposited in the wreck area over the winter months. It could be determined that the wreck area is highly dynamic, with the scattered nature of the finds reflecting a high-energy zone, which periodically exposed the objects on the seabed. A magnetometer survey revealed the location of a number of target anomalies. It also sought to investigate the site formation processes. In 20 field schools organised by the University of Malta with the support of the Honor Frost Foundation sought to uncover what remained of the wreck, including any material culture still present. This report focuses on the Mellieħa Bay wreck, a third-century Roman shipwreck first investigated by Honor Frost in the late 1960s.
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