#MAREMonday 22

On 01.05.2023 we present the 22th session of our online lecture series with a contribution by

Asmaa Fayed
(Alexandria Center for Maritime Archaeology and Underwater Cultural Heritage,
Alexandria University)

Management of beached and intertidal shipwreck

Abstract:

Tidal motion, sediments transportation, coastal erosion and exposure duration are some of challenges that influence decisions making related to management for shipwrecks in intertidal zone.

The management process of those unique sites requires multidisciplinary approach researches in order to create and adapt a suitable management plan for each site individually, based on each site’s unique conditions and its surrounding environmental conditions. Also, each site has its own unique opportunities to survive, despite its existence within these special circumstances.

The presence of archaeological and cultural heritage remains in this dynamic zone makes it subject to various types of natural and cultural threats.

This research looks at several cases and examples of archaeological and historical sites, which are subject to different conditions and circumstances from around the world, in order to define various challenges, opportunities and management procedures that could be conducted in each case based on its own conditions and requirements. Also, this research determines challenges, threats and opportunities of a specific case study from Red Sea coast of Egypt.