Abstract
The end of commercially oriented activity aimed at Underwater Cultural Heritage at Mozambique Island presented the opportunity to fully assess what can still be researched and plan strategies to effectively protect this heritage following the UNESCO best practices proposed on the 2001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage and its Annex. In the last 2 years some steps have been taken regarding research, protection strategies and the establishment of basic conditions for stabilization of endangered wreck sites. This paper highlights some of the major activities developed at Mozambique Island in the last 2 years in terms of strategies to effectively protect Underwater Cultural Heritage. These activities have been undertaken by the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology at Eduardo Mondlane University in collaboration with international partners and the Mozambique Island community.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Anonymous. (2008). Espadarte (1558) jar. Wide flat handles a puzzle. Southeast Asian Ceramics Museum Newsletter. 5(3), May–June: 3.
Arkitektskolen, D. A. (1985). Ilha de Moçambique Relatório – Report 1982–85. Secretária do Estado da Cultura-Moçambique.
AWW/PI. (2014). Inventory of maritime archaeological sites. April: Mozambique.
Bound, M. (2002, December). Mozambique/progress report on underwater archaeological operations off the island of Mozambique.
Bound, M. (2004). Exploring the Fort San Sebastian wreck off Mozambique. Explorers Journal Summer, 34–41.
Castro, F. (2008). In search of unique Iberian ship design concepts. Historical Archaeology, 42(2), 63–87.
Castro, C., & Fonseca, N. (2006). Sailing the Pepper wreck: A proposal methodology for understanding an early 17th century Portuguese Indiaman. IJNA, 35(1), 97–103.
Christie’s. (2004). The Fort San Sebastian wreck. A 16th century Portuguese porcelain wreck off the Island of Mozambique. Amsterdam: Christie’s.
Crisman, K. (1993). An archaeological approach: Recording boats form their remains and learning form theirs parts.
Duarte, R. (1993). Northern Mozambique in the Swahili world—An archaeological approach, studies in African archaeology 4. Central Board of National Antiquities and Uppsala University/Eduardo Mondlane University, Uppsala, Maputo.
Duarte, R. (2012). Maritime history in Mozambique and East Africa: The urgent need for the proper study and preservation of endangered underwater cultural heritage. Springer, 7, 63–86.
Duarte, R. Lubkemann, S. Boshoff, Y. Sharfman, J. Schwarz, G. (2015). Resultados da avaliação do projecto PI/AWW respeitantes ao Património arqueológico subaquático na ilha de Moçambique de 22 a 25 de Julho de 2014. Universidade Eduardo Mondlane-Departamento de Arqueologia e Antropologia.
Fonseca, P. Q. (1964). Pesquisas Arqueológicas Subaquáticas em Moçambique: inquerito histórico sobre os afundamentos processados na zona onde haveria de se realizar a primeira exploração arqueológica de Mocambique. Monumenta.
Jeffery, B. (2011). Ilha de Mocambique world heritage site maritime and underwater cultural heritage site report on sensibilization seminar, 24–28 January. Centre for International Heritage Activities, Leiden.
Lane, P. (2012). Maritime and shipwrecks archaeology in the Western Indian Ocean and Southern Red Sea: An overview of past and current research. Springer, 7, 9–41.
Mahumane, C. (2016). Relatório da campanha de protecção do Património Arqueológico Subaquático da Ilha de Moçambique de 24 de Julho-14 de Agosto 2016. Departamento de Arqueologia e Antropologia-Universidade Eduardo Mondlane.
Manders, M. R. (2011). Guidelines for protection of submerged wooden cultural heritage. Wreck Project.
Mirabal, A. (2001). Interim report of the marine archaeological survey performed in Ilha de Moçambique, from May to July 2001. Arqueonautas Worldwide S.A./PI.
Mirabal, A. (2004). Interim report of the marine archaeological survey performed in the Province of Nampula, Moçambique, from September to December 2003. Arqueonautas Worldwide S.A./PI.
Mirabal, A. (2005). Relatório intermédio das escavações arqueológicas subaquáticas na Ilha de Moçambique e Mogincual, de Abril a Novembro de 2005. AWW/PI.
Mirabal, A. (2006). Relatório intermédio das escavações arqueológicas subaquáticas na ilha de Moçambique e Mogincual, de Abril a Novembro de 2005. Arqueonautas Worldwide S.A. /PI.
Mirabal, A. (2007). Relatório intermédio das escavações arqueológicas subaquáticas nas proximidades da Ilha de Moçambique e em Mogincual, de Março a Novembro de 2006. Arqueonautas Worldwide S.A./PI.
Mirabal, A. (2010, July). Report of the Espadarte (1558) Shipwreck (IDM 002), Mozambique.
Omar, L. L. (2013). Os Desafios, para conservação ambiental e património cultural na Ilha de Moçambique. Dissertação apresentada ao Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Ambiental da Universidade de São Paulo para obtenção do título de mestre na área de concentração em Conservação e Desenvolvimento Sócio-ambiental. São Paulo.
Pringle, H. (2013). Trouble waters for ancient shipwrecks. New focus, May: 340. www.science.org
Smith, S. O. (2006). The low tech archaeological survey manual. Columbus.
Steffy, J. R. (1994). Wooden ship building and the interpretation of shipwrecks. Collage station: Texas A & M University press.
Yamafune, K. Torres, R. Castro, F. (2016). Multi-Image Photogrammetry to Record and Reconstruct Underwater Shipwreck Sites. Springer:1-23.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2020 The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Mahumane, C. (2020). New Approaches to Protect Endangered Shipwrecks Around Mozambique Island. In: Parthesius, R., Sharfman, J. (eds) Maritime and Underwater Cultural Heritage Management on the Historic and Arabian Trade Routes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55837-6_4
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55837-6_4
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-55836-9
Online ISBN: 978-3-030-55837-6
eBook Packages: HistoryHistory (R0)