Vor kulturarv under vandet rundt om i verdenshavene vurderes af FN til at være enorm og vigtig. Det anslås, at der ligger tre millioner skibsvrag tilbage fra antikken og sunkne byer på havets bund, såvel som tusinder af forhistoriske kulturminder i gamle druknede landskaber.
PARIS, 7th May, 2013 (UNESCO): On Monday 27 May, internationally renowned experts in underwater archaeology will speak about submerged heritage and the issues it faces at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.
The events will be followed by the fourth session of the Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage on 28 and 29 May, and the meeting of the Convention’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Body.
Underwater cultural heritage encompasses a vast and important legacy. It is estimated that some three million ancient shipwrecks and sunken cities lie on the ocean floor, as well as thousands of prehistoric sites on now submerged landscapes.
These sites bear witness to the evolution of past civilizations. Major sites include the 150 ancient cities submerged in the Mediterranean, the lighthouse ruins in Alexandria, which is famously one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world.
As well as ancient human remains and offerings found in German and Scandinavian lakes as well as the Lusitania and Titanic wrecks.
This submerged heritage is endangered, yet insufficiently protected, known and researched.
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