{"title":"The United States Navy’s Trade and Exchange Program: Implications for Underwater Cultural Heritage","authors":"D. Bush","doi":"10.1080/13505033.2022.2133794","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The Secretary of the United States Navy recently issued instructions to revitalise the Navy Trade and Exchange Program, which had enabled the salvaging and collecting of sunken military aircraft in the past. Concerns regarding the program’s ethics and its effect on archaeological resources led to a change in the United States Navy’s policy on exchanges. Now that the program has been brought back, this paper examines its legal framework, highlights examples of shortcomings in the program’s past iteration, and anticipates future outcomes in light of the program’s revival. In addition to making explicit the realised and potential issues of this program, this paper encourages archaeologists to consider how recovery fits within overall site management strategies and to properly articulate to policymakers and the general public the case for in situ preservation.","PeriodicalId":44482,"journal":{"name":"Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites","volume":"23 1","pages":"123 - 144"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3000,"publicationDate":"2021-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13505033.2022.2133794","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"0","JCRName":"ARCHAEOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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ABSTRACT The Secretary of the United States Navy recently issued instructions to revitalise the Navy Trade and Exchange Program, which had enabled the salvaging and collecting of sunken military aircraft in the past. Concerns regarding the program’s ethics and its effect on archaeological resources led to a change in the United States Navy’s policy on exchanges. Now that the program has been brought back, this paper examines its legal framework, highlights examples of shortcomings in the program’s past iteration, and anticipates future outcomes in light of the program’s revival. In addition to making explicit the realised and potential issues of this program, this paper encourages archaeologists to consider how recovery fits within overall site management strategies and to properly articulate to policymakers and the general public the case for in situ preservation.
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The journal Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites (CMAS) has established itself as the primary reference in this field, both for active professionals and for university teachers and students. Launched in 1995, it is the only journal that covers both theoretical and practical issues in heritage site management and conservation. Peer-reviewed papers from around the world report on new thinking and best practice in site management and conservation. Topics covered include: •Cultural, social, ethical and theoretical issues in archaeological site management and conservation •Site management •Historical documentation and condition reporting •Site deterioration and environmental monitoring •Preventative conservation, including reburial and protective sheltering of sites •Building materials analysis and treatment •Restoration and reconstruction of buildings •Visitor management and sustainable tourism •Site interpretation •National and international legislation and charters