Troubled Waters

Jonathan Sharfman's position as manager of the Maritime and Underwater Cultural Heritage Unit at the South African Heritage Resources Agency provided him with the opportunity to observe management practices in action and gain valuable data to complete this research. He is continuing his work at the Dhakira Center for Heritage Studies at New York University Abu Dhabi.

• Preface Introduction Research Question Relevance of the Study Structure Assumptions 1 Methodological Framework 1.1 Background to the Study 1.2 What is this Research About? 1.3 Methodological Framework 1.4 Research Methods 2 A Contemporary Framework for the Management of Maritime and Underwater Cultural Heritage 2.1 Introduction 2.2 The Development of Maritime Archaeology and Management Contexts 2.3 The Global Rules for the Management of Maritime and Underwater Cultural Heritage 2.4 National Legislative Frameworks: A South African Case Study 2.5 Why Does Nobody Care? 2.6 The State of Underwater Cultural Heritage in Sub-Saharan Africa 2.7 Conclusion 3 Building a Maritime and Underwater Cultural Heritage Management Laboratory 3.1 Introduction 3.2 The Foundation of a Heritage Management Laboratory 3.3 A Theoretical Interlude 4 Assessing the Status Quo of MUCH Management in Sub-Saharan Africa 4.1 Identifying Elements Affecting Approaches to MUCH Management 4.2 Using the Elements Matrix as a Tool to Assess MUCH Management Indicators 4.3 Assessing the Status Quo at Four Case Study Sites 93Balancing the Elements: Changing the Status Quo 5 Balancing the Elements: Changing the Status Quo 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Addressing Capacity Shortages and Relevance in South Africa: The Maritime Archaeology Development Programme 5.3 Addressing Access and Presentation: Ilha de Mozambique 5.4 Addressing Authorisation and Rules: Eastern Cape Coast, South Africa 5.5 A Note on Lake Fundudzi 5.6 Observations and Analysis of Case Study Outcomes 6 The Evolution of a New Approach to Maritime and Underwater Cultural Heritage Management in Sub-Saharan Africa 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Changing the Management Approach Conclusion Afterword Appendix I Review of Legislation Appendix II Element Decision Tables Appendix III Lake Fundudzi Questionnaire Appendix IV MADP Assessment Appendix V Assessment of Salvage Activities (Arqueonautas) Appendix VI MUCH Capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa Bibliography List of Figures and Tables Abbreviations