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We’re at the 7th International Congress for Underwater Archaeology in Helsinki, Finland until 10th June.
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So far, our Coastal and Marine experts have been having valuable conversations, including taking part in round table discussions on ratification of the 2001 Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage in Finland.
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We’ve seen the legacy of our work on wreck site management with a presentation from Dr. Matt Skelhorn, Wreck Manager for Salvage & Marine Operations at the Ministry of Defence, on ‘HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse: Environmental and safety implications of illegal wreck salvage’.

Over the next few days, we’ll keep you updated on our presentations and how they’re contributing to changing interpretations of underwater cultural heritage.
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Senior Marine Archaeologist, Alistair Byford-Bates, will discuss our investigation of the remains of a Fairey Barracuda aircraft discovered 500m off the runway at the former Naval Air Station at Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire
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Alistair will also present a second talk on behalf of Dan Atkinson, Director of Coastal & Marine, on ‘Ship to Shore: Boat and ship timber re-use in the UK context’.
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We’ll bring you more updates on how the Helsinki conference is establishing the role of maritime archaeology in building a better future for all of us.

Check out the link below to see our work assessing boats and ships -
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