Analysis of Québec shipwrecks: the necessity of integrating local divers to improve the management of maritime heritage
Author(s): Carolane Veilleux
Year: 2018
Summary
The province of Québec, Canada, has witnessed thousands of wrecks throughout its history. Despite this fact, the number of shipwrecks discovered remains very low. In 2009, 49 sites had been located in the province; in 2017, the total had hardly reached 80 wrecks. A great cultural potential is lying under the vast hydrographic system of Québec, but the maritime archaeologists have limited financial resources and few trained workers, not to mention the short field seasons. This brings up the topic of integrating local divers to help discover, protect and monitor the sites. There are already a few groups dedicated to the conservation of underwater wrecks, but, with new technologies available and the proposition of a GIS atlas of Québec shipwrecks available to the public, the management of maritime heritage could be tremendously improved.
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Analysis of Québec shipwrecks: the necessity of integrating local divers to improve the management of maritime heritage. Carolane Veilleux. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, New Orleans, Louisiana. 2018 ( tDAR id: 441270)
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Keywords
General
Gis
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Maritime Heritage
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underwater archeaology
Geographic Keywords
Canada
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North America
Temporal Keywords
Historic
Spatial Coverage
min long: -141.003; min lat: 41.684 ; max long: -52.617; max lat: 83.113 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology
Record Identifiers
PaperId(s): 622