MANAGING UNDERWATER HERITAGE IN EGYPT

Abstract

The protection and management of Underwater Cultural Heritage is a challenging topic, as it involves the interplay of national and international law, This study will present information about underwater heritage in Egypt and the most important discoveries, the legal framework for the protection of underwater heritage at the international and local level as well as the management of waterlogged heritage in Egypt and emphasize the importance of strategic planning function - the key to all of the follows in site management. It helps to organize the program, identify key issues and anticipate questions, and provide the data to answer these questions. Egypt has a sunken archaeological treasure that is one of the largest sunken archaeological sites in the world and the protection and management of Underwater Cultural Heritage is a challenging topic, as it involves the interplay of national and international law this paper aims to shed light on the Underwater Cultural Heritage management in Egypt.