Asia-Pacific (Geographic Keyword)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "Colonial Forts in Comparative, Global, and Contemporary Perspective", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Even if scarcely acknowledged by scholarship and largely unknown for public (touristic) audiences, European forts in Asia-Pacific were impressive material enterprises where many resources were invested, as nodal points to shelter and promote the territorial, economic, and religious expansion. I will review...
Toxic legacy: World War Two Shipwrecks in the Asia-Pacific Region (2021)
This is an abstract from the session entitled "Integrating Cultural Heritage Into The Work Of The Ocean Foundation" , at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The Second World War in the Asia-Pacific Region has left an archaeological signature of over 3800 shipwrecks on the ocean floor. Despite having been underwater for at least 75 years, these wrecks still potentially contain millions of gallons of toxic oil carried as cargo and/or bunker fuel. Corrosion rate...