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Contemporary public discourses about archaeology are routinely characterized by scientific and historical narratives that leave the water blank. This book weaves together voices from across the Asia-Pacific region, revealing maritime archaeology as a labour of love rooted in connection, compassion and community. Contributors from Hawaii to Sri Lanka share how emotion and relationality shape their work with submerged heritage. The collaboration of archaeologists and communities collaborating to preserve maritime cultural heritage is demonstrated throughout, recognizing that wholeness emerges not from uniformity but from the symphony of the distinct voices united by a shared passion for the ocean’s stories.
“The book is a worthy collection of real-world applications or implementation of theory.” • Kong F. Cheong, American University
“The strength of this volume is the bringing together of diverse voices from the Asia-Pacific region with a focus on underwater cultural heritage…(it) is a novel and valuable outcome.” • Ross Anderson, Western Australian Museum
Jennifer Craig is a Quebecoise, Canadian maritime and underwater archaeologist presently living in the Pacific Island Guahan/Guam, USA. She is a global citizen that grew up along the Yamaska River with training and work experience from archaeologists and curators from many different nations.
Jay Mok is the first woman from Hong Kong to receive formal training in maritime, cognitive and digital archaeology. Since 2019, she has been experimenting with digital humanities approaches, which led to three major university grants to expand interdisciplinary digital cultural heritage projects. She is a member of the Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology and the Oxford China Centre.
List of Illustrations
Preface: Charting New Waters: A Landmark Gathering for a Global Cause
Veronica Walker Vadillo, Nia Hasanah Ridwan and Brian Fahy
List of Abbreviations
Introduction: A Watery Perspective of Heart-Centred Archaeology
Jennifer Craig and Jay Mok
Chapter 1. Moana Nui Rising: Oceanic Activisms and Futurities
Nālani Wilson-Hokowhitu
Chapter 2. Impact Assessment of Current and Future Sea-Level Rises on Coastal and Underwater Archaeological Sites in Indonesia
Ulung Jantama Wisha, Wisnu Arya Gemilang and Nia Naelul Hasanah Ridwan
Chapter 3. Methodizing Comprehensive Marine ‘Convergence Knowledge (So-Go-Chi)’ through Community Participation: Maritime and Underwater Cultural Heritage in the Seto Inland Sea, Japan
Chihiro Nishikawa
Chapter 4. Traditional Ocean Wisdom: Universal Longline Fishing as Community Cooperative Production Method and Maritime Cultural Heritage
Xu Lu (許路), Yu Longfa (余龍發), Luo Yi (羅易) and Zhu Zhengguang (朱爭光)
Chapter 5. Preserving Our Ocean Heritage: Biodiversity Surveys on Archaeological Shipwreck Sites
Vishmi Gunasinghe, Rasika Muthucumarana, Anuradha Piyadasa, Tharushi Malshani and Dharshana Jayawardena
Chapter 6. Rethinking Maritime Archaeology in Taiwan through Affective Collectivism: A Framework for Public Inclusion and Co-creation
Jay Mok (莫芷茵), and Cheng-hwa Tsang (臧振華)
Chapter 7. Collections-Based Research with Maritime Cultural Landscape a Common Thai Practice: Si Satchanalai Ceramic Figurines from Klang Aow Shipwreck
Khongkamon Rattapat
Chapter 8. Interdisciplinary and Community Inclusive Approaches in Submerged WWII Heritage Research in the Pacific
Jennifer F. McKinnon, David Benavente, Toni L. Carrell, Erin Field, Vicki Richards, Della Scott-Ireton, Mark Stephens, Aleck Tan and Kota Yamafune
Chapter 9. For Community, By Community: Promoting Underwater Cultural Heritage in Vietnam. A Case Study of the History Museum in Ho Chi Minh City
Nguyen Thi Huynh Nhu and Nguyen Khac Xuan Thi
Epilogue: Origins, or Why We Signed On Board in the First Place
Hans K. Van Tilburg
Bibliography
Index