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ARCHEOLOGIA MORSKA W POLSCE STAN OBECNY I PERSPEKTYWY

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Pomian I.

Ochrona Zabytków

2005

issue 2

51-60

Underwater archaeology has only been present in Poland for a few decades. Research carried out in the 1950s in the search for ancient Wolin brought out the first sites. Polish coasts abound in wrecks, whose preservation are helped by the low salinity and low temperature of the Baltic waters, which are also free of the voracious snail toredo navalis. The wreck are endangered, however, by hydro-technical investments, and underwater treasure hunters. Up to now, underwater archaeology has brought out hundreds of artifacts which come from mediaeval as well as more contemporary times, and which are on display at the National Museum in Szczecin and the Central Maritime Museum in Gdańsk. Discussions as to the extent of protection for underwater archaeological sites and the possibility of expanding the scope of research activities in this area. One of the greatest challenges is creating a monitoring system for underwater archaeological sites. Poland’s participation in the “Managing Cultural Heritage Underwater – MACHU” project should be one solution to this problem. It is also important to create a national underwater archaeology center, which would become a source of technical and substantive support for conservation services, and which would allow for more effective protection of artifacts in the range of Polish coast. Following examples of other European countries, we have to treat our maritime heritage as a valuable source of information about the history of our country and the entire Baltic basin, and protect these things while also making them accessible to a wide community of maritime history enthusiasts.

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