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Documentation and evaluation of maritime endangered archaeology in the Kingdom of Bahrain (the MarEA project)

Documentation and evaluation of maritime endangered archaeology in the Kingdom of Bahrain (the MarEA project)
Documentation and evaluation of maritime endangered archaeology in the Kingdom of Bahrain (the MarEA project)
This paper outlines some of the research goals and methodological objectives of the Maritime Endangered Archaeology (MarEA) project, taking the maritime and coastal archaeology of the Kingdom of Bahrain as a case study. The Arabian Gulf’s exponential population growth and fast rate of urban development, particularly in the coastal margins, has had a profound impact on the maritime cultural heritage (MCH) of the region and in particular, on the coastal heritage of the Kingdom of Bahrain over the last decades. Therefore, the need to document and assess threats to the maritime and coastal archaeology of the island has never been so urgent.
MarEA aims to document and record submerged and coastal archaeology of the Middle East and North Africa, through the analysis of satellite imagery, extant datasets, and literature, working closely with local partners. The project evaluates disturbances and threats acting upon the cultural heritage. It does so by consolidating the information in EAMENA’s (Endangered Archaeology in the Middle East and North Africa project) open-access database. This paper highlights MarEA’s methodology by demonstrating an analysis of threats and changes that have destroyed, impacted, or continue to impact maritime cultural heritage sites in Bahrain, including Qal’at al-Bahrain, the coastal towns of Manama and Muharraq, and offshore sites.
231-145
Archaeopress
Ortiz-Vazquez, Rodrigo
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Carter, Robert
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Blue, Lucy
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Al-Mahari, Salman
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Ortiz-Vazquez, Rodrigo
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Carter, Robert
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Blue, Lucy
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Al-Mahari, Salman
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Ortiz-Vazquez, Rodrigo, Carter, Robert, Blue, Lucy and Al-Mahari, Salman (2022) Documentation and evaluation of maritime endangered archaeology in the Kingdom of Bahrain (the MarEA project). In Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies Volume 51 2022: Papers from the fifty-fourth meeting of the Seminar for Arabian Studies held virtually on 2–4 and 9–11 July 2021. vol. 51, Archaeopress. pp. 231-145 . (doi:10.32028/psas.v51i).

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This paper outlines some of the research goals and methodological objectives of the Maritime Endangered Archaeology (MarEA) project, taking the maritime and coastal archaeology of the Kingdom of Bahrain as a case study. The Arabian Gulf’s exponential population growth and fast rate of urban development, particularly in the coastal margins, has had a profound impact on the maritime cultural heritage (MCH) of the region and in particular, on the coastal heritage of the Kingdom of Bahrain over the last decades. Therefore, the need to document and assess threats to the maritime and coastal archaeology of the island has never been so urgent.
MarEA aims to document and record submerged and coastal archaeology of the Middle East and North Africa, through the analysis of satellite imagery, extant datasets, and literature, working closely with local partners. The project evaluates disturbances and threats acting upon the cultural heritage. It does so by consolidating the information in EAMENA’s (Endangered Archaeology in the Middle East and North Africa project) open-access database. This paper highlights MarEA’s methodology by demonstrating an analysis of threats and changes that have destroyed, impacted, or continue to impact maritime cultural heritage sites in Bahrain, including Qal’at al-Bahrain, the coastal towns of Manama and Muharraq, and offshore sites.

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Published date: 2 August 2022

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Local EPrints ID: 469017
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/469017
PURE UUID: 9bd6bddd-52d6-482d-9cd9-047b0934c111
ORCID for Rodrigo Ortiz-Vazquez: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3451-0952

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Last modified: 17 Mar 2024 03:56

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Author: Robert Carter
Author: Lucy Blue
Author: Salman Al-Mahari

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