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Winds of Change: Urgent Challenges and Emerging Opportunities in Submerged Prehistory, a Perspective from the North Sea

Version 1 : Received: 27 February 2024 / Approved: 28 February 2024 / Online: 28 February 2024 (13:50:47 CET)

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Gaffney, V.; Harding, R.; Fitch, S.; Walker, J.; Boothby, V.; Fraser, A.I. Winds of Change: Urgent Challenges and Emerging Opportunities in Submerged Prehistory, a Perspective from the North Sea. Heritage 2024, 7, 1947-1968. Gaffney, V.; Harding, R.; Fitch, S.; Walker, J.; Boothby, V.; Fraser, A.I. Winds of Change: Urgent Challenges and Emerging Opportunities in Submerged Prehistory, a Perspective from the North Sea. Heritage 2024, 7, 1947-1968.

Abstract

Development of the continental shelf has accelerated significantly as nations around the world seek to harness offshore renewable energy. Many areas marked for development align with submerged palaeolandscapes. Poorly understood and difficult to protect, these vulnerable, prehistoric landscapes provide specific challenges for heritage management. Indeed, there now appears to be a schism between what underwater cultural heritage policy intends and what it is achieving in practice. Shortcomings in international and national legislature ensures that large parts of the continental shelf, including areas under development, may have little or no legal protection.

Keywords

Archaeology; cultural heritage; marine palaeolandscapes; heritage management; climate change; sea-level rise

Subject

Arts and Humanities, Archaeology

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