Abstract
Maritime cultural heritage is not just restricted to shipwrecks, historic waterfronts and contemporary Indigenous associations with marine and coastal areas, but also includes Indigenous coastal and submerged prehistoric archaeological sites and landscapes. For most of the 65,000 years or so of human occupation in Australia, sea level has been lower than present, yet we know almost nothing about submerged landscapes and their associated cultural heritage. Improved mapping of the physical continental shelf is providing an insight into these landscapes from a geomorphological perspective but the prehistoric cultural potential is as yet unrealised. The unknown nature of this record means that it is overlooked in any pre-development assessment along the intertidal and offshore zones. The result is the potential damage or loss of maritime prehistoric cultural resources, and unrealized socioeconomic benefit. Focused on Western Australia, this article aims to raise awareness of this unrecognised cultural resource, with a view towards developing a more inclusive policy and one that specifically involves Traditional Owners in the protection of maritime cultural heritage in Australia. This is particularly apposite given seascapes are increasingly included in Native Title determinations, Indigenous Protected Areas and co-managed marine parks across Australia.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 167-174 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Ocean and Coastal Management |
| Volume | 160 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 15 Jun 2018 |
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Recognition and value of submerged prehistoric landscape resources in Australia. / Ward, I.; Smyth, D.; Veth, P.; McDonald, J.; McNeair, S.
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T1 - Recognition and value of submerged prehistoric landscape resources in Australia
AU - Ward, I.
AU - Smyth, D.
AU - Veth, P.
AU - McDonald, J.
AU - McNeair, S.
PY - 2018/6/15
Y1 - 2018/6/15
N2 - Maritime cultural heritage is not just restricted to shipwrecks, historic waterfronts and contemporary Indigenous associations with marine and coastal areas, but also includes Indigenous coastal and submerged prehistoric archaeological sites and landscapes. For most of the 65,000 years or so of human occupation in Australia, sea level has been lower than present, yet we know almost nothing about submerged landscapes and their associated cultural heritage. Improved mapping of the physical continental shelf is providing an insight into these landscapes from a geomorphological perspective but the prehistoric cultural potential is as yet unrealised. The unknown nature of this record means that it is overlooked in any pre-development assessment along the intertidal and offshore zones. The result is the potential damage or loss of maritime prehistoric cultural resources, and unrealized socioeconomic benefit. Focused on Western Australia, this article aims to raise awareness of this unrecognised cultural resource, with a view towards developing a more inclusive policy and one that specifically involves Traditional Owners in the protection of maritime cultural heritage in Australia. This is particularly apposite given seascapes are increasingly included in Native Title determinations, Indigenous Protected Areas and co-managed marine parks across Australia.
AB - Maritime cultural heritage is not just restricted to shipwrecks, historic waterfronts and contemporary Indigenous associations with marine and coastal areas, but also includes Indigenous coastal and submerged prehistoric archaeological sites and landscapes. For most of the 65,000 years or so of human occupation in Australia, sea level has been lower than present, yet we know almost nothing about submerged landscapes and their associated cultural heritage. Improved mapping of the physical continental shelf is providing an insight into these landscapes from a geomorphological perspective but the prehistoric cultural potential is as yet unrealised. The unknown nature of this record means that it is overlooked in any pre-development assessment along the intertidal and offshore zones. The result is the potential damage or loss of maritime prehistoric cultural resources, and unrealized socioeconomic benefit. Focused on Western Australia, this article aims to raise awareness of this unrecognised cultural resource, with a view towards developing a more inclusive policy and one that specifically involves Traditional Owners in the protection of maritime cultural heritage in Australia. This is particularly apposite given seascapes are increasingly included in Native Title determinations, Indigenous Protected Areas and co-managed marine parks across Australia.
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DO - 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2018.04.013
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JO - Ocean & Coastal Management
JF - Ocean & Coastal Management
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