General Articles on Ethics, Treasure Hunting, and Cultural Heritage

Knowledge and understanding of the resource and the issues surrounding its management is essential in order to make wise decisions on public use and interpretation of cultural heritage. This section includes views on ethics, cultural heritage management, and the ethics of treasure salvage versus long term preservation.

Bermuda's Maritime Heritage: The Future-The Challenge-The Deep. The Bermuda Maritime Museum Quarterly 8(1):6-7, 1995. Mark Newell.

Between the Devil and the Dark Blue Sea, Archaeology and the Council of American Maritime Museums. Underwater Archaeology Proceedings from the Society for Historical Archaeology Conference, edited by J. Barto Arnold, pp.148-149. Society for Historical Archaeology, 1989. Paul F. Johnston.

Current International Initiatives in Protecting Underwater Cultural Resources. Underwater Archaeology Proceedings from the Society for Historical Archaeology Conference , edited by Robyn P. Woodward and Charles D. Moore, pp. 140-143. Society for Historical Archaeology, 1994. Graeme Henderson

Deep Sea Shipwrecks: Money or Heritage? The Bermuda Maritime Museum Quarterly 2(1):3-4, 1988. Edward Harris.

The Ethics of Collaboration: Archaeologists and the Whydah Project. Historical Archaeology 26(4):105-117. Society for Historical Archaeology, 1992. Ricardo J. Elia.

Ethics vs. Commercial Exploitation: What's It Worth to the Future? Predicaments, Pragmatics, and Professionalism: Ethical Conduct in Archaeology, edited by Ned Woodall, pp. 61-72. Society of Professional Archaeologists, Special Publication No. 1, 1990. Toni L. Carrell.

A Matter of Ethics... Underwater Archaeology: The Proceedings of the 14th Conference on Underwater Archaeology. Fathom 8, 1986. Calvin R. Cummings.

Treasure Salvage, Archaeological Ethics and Maritime Museums. The International Journal of Nautical Archaeology (22)1:53-60, 1993. Paul F. Johnston. http://www.academicpress.com/ijna

US Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage beyond the Territorial Sea: Problems and Prospects. The International Journal of Nautical Archaeology 29(1):43-56, 2000. Ricardo J. Elia.

The World's Worst Investment: The Economics of Treasure Hunting with Real Life Comparisons. Underwater Archaeology Proceedings from the Society for Historical Archaeology Conference 1990, edited by T.L. Carrell., pp. 6-10. Society for Historical Archaeology, 1990. Peter Throckmorton.

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