Maritime archaeology is not new
to me, but for all of this year the knowledge that I have is just like the tip
of an iceberg. What makes me interested in this field is actually nothing else
but condition of Maritime archaeology in Indonesia. As we know, Indonesia
consists of thousands of island and already in the game of sea trading since the
beginning of the century. Yet in our nation the awareness for exploring and
protecting Maritime Heritage is still in minimal efforts. Do we need to loss
our maritime heritage one by one?
Luckily, for more than a decades
later the interest of Maritime Archaeology started to grow again. Some
universities in Indonesia facilitate their students who wants to take a
specialisation in Maritime Archaeology. Also a numbers of archaeological
research centers tried to accomodate their researcher of maritime archaeology
to get training for underwater research in order to conducting research in this
field.
Within the increase of research
in maritime archaeology, giving a proper and correct treatment for underwater
archaeological remains is a must. The conservation that needed is a continuous
action, on-site, at the storage and for display. At this program i also learned
about the alternative of conservation that related to the availability of storage,
funding and the effectivity in the form of site reburial which is actually an
on-site conservation. As a research assistant that mainly dealing with artefact
treatment, this course is giving me knowledge and experience that absolutely
useful in my work. So, once again i would like to say thank you to the MaP Fund for giving me a chance to participate on Conservation Practicum at Flinders University.
With Mark Staniforth and Ashar Murdihastomo at the very first day in Adelaide (Taken by Paddy O'Toole)
Posing after practicum
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