Open research questions in Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
122 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 1,052 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.
What the literature leaves open
There is a lack of understanding about how engagement with maritime heritage can enhance individual and community wellbeing. There is a need to demonstrate the value of participation in heritage activities for mental health.
Cultural immersion into maritime heritage: Our experiences in using maritime heritage to enhance wellbeing · 2026 · DOIThe paper identifies the challenge of developing research policies and evaluation systems that consider the societal relevance of research, - The paper highlights the challenge of balancing the need for fundamental research with the need for societally relevant research
Diving into Relevance: How Deep Sea Researchers Articulate Societal Relevance within their Epistemic Living Spaces · 2025 · DOIThe paper identifies a gap in the understanding of how deep sea researchers articulate the societal relevance of their work, - The paper highlights the need for further research on the factors shaping these articulations
Diving into Relevance: How Deep Sea Researchers Articulate Societal Relevance within their Epistemic Living Spaces · 2025 · DOIThe H.M.I. document's inconsistencies and tone are a concern, - The importance of literature in education is not clearly addressed in the H.M.I. document
The colonial period has been relatively neglected. The revival of interest in Maritime history has been heavily weighted toward the post-Confederation and immediate pre-Confederation eras.
The danger of destruction of the customs records in air raids during the last war - The need to index and survey the information contained in the records
The accuracy of Herodotus' account of Necho's attempt is disputed. There is a lack of understanding of Necho's motives and the significance of the Red Sea canal.
The next round of negotiations will take place in New York during spring 1976. The stability of the Single Texts will be a major question for the next round of negotiations.
The conference identified the need for further negotiation on the Single Texts. The conference highlighted the complexity of the negotiations and the multiple interests involved.
The paper is based on the author's personal observations and experiences. The author's perspective may be limited by their own biases and cultural background.
Future research could involve more complex hands-on experiments to develop children's understanding of scientific concepts. Future research could involve studying the language used in teaching scientific concepts.
The gap is that children need hands-on experiments to develop their understanding of buoyancy. The gap is that children's understanding of floating and sinking is limited to their ability to design and test ways to make Plasticine float.
The pollution in the North Sea is coming from various sources, making it difficult to address. The lack of data on the concentrations of pollutants in the North Sea makes it difficult to estimate the pollution accurately. The exploitation of oil reserves is expected to increase the pollution in the North Sea.
There is a lack of data on the concentrations of pollutants in the North Sea. The estimation of pollution in the North Sea can only be done roughly from supply and elimination of pollutants.
The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of the maritime history of the period. It highlights the importance of understanding the difficulties and frustrations faced by seamen.
The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of the secondary reorganisation in Tynemouth - The reorganisation was influenced by various factors including Circular 10/65
The lack of understanding of affirmative action concepts and precedents. The need for clarification of affirmative action legislation and its application in institutions of higher education.
The expedition faced challenges such as heavy ice, a lack of supplies, scurvy, and seasickness. The crew had to navigate through difficult terrain and weather conditions.
The expedition was hindered by a lack of supplies and heavy ice. The crew faced challenges such as scurvy and seasickness. The paper does not provide a detailed analysis of the expedition's limitations.
Future research could apply the paper's proposed diachronic approach to the study of other forms of art. Future research could investigate the relationship between art styles and social context in other cultural contexts. Future research could develop and test hypotheses about the factors that influence the persistence and change of art styles over time.
The existing research tends to focus on correlating abstract static features of content and style with equally abstract and static aspects of social organization. There is a need for a diachronic approach to understanding the persistence and change of art styles. The study identifies a gap in the existing research, which tends to overlook the social context in which art was created.
The lack of standard method of presenting the tasks, - The difficulty of assessing how many questions were answered incorrectly, - The limitations of mass testing of students
The absence of documentary evidence on provenance and date of acquisition is a significant problem. Many ethnographic specimens in museums are of little value to anthropologists and historians.
The use of documents in identifying ethnographic specimens from the voyages of captain cook · 1972 · DOIThe need for effective ways to teach students about overpopulation and pollution. The need for rules and regulations to survive on a limited resource planet.
Further research could be done on the customs records of other ports. The study could be expanded to include other historical records. The customs records could be used to study other aspects of the history and development of the customs service.
Most-cited papers in Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- Of time and tide: the complex impacts of climate change on coastal and underwater cultural heritage · Antiquity · 2022 · 23 citations
- Seeing Like the Sea: A Multispecies History of the Ceylon Pearl Fishery 1800–1925 · Past & Present · 2021 · 20 citations
- “The Old Village”: Yup’ik Precontact Archaeology and Community-Based Research at the Nunalleq Site, Quinhagak, Alaska · Études/Inuit/Studies · 2019 · 20 citations
- The ship · History and Anthropology · 2022 · 15 citations
- Coastal Archaeology and Historical Ecology for a Changing Planet · Journal of Anthropological Research · 2023 · 11 citations
- The hidden landscape: Maritime cultural heritage of the Salas y Gómez and Nazca ridges with implications for conservation on the high seas · Marine Policy · 2021 · 11 citations
- BOTH SIDES NOW: THE CARP'S-TONGUE COMPLEX REVISITED · The Antiquaries Journal · 2014 · 11 citations
- Temporalities at sea: Fast time and slow time onboard ocean-going merchant vessels · Ethnography · 2020 · 9 citations
- The Empty Quarter? Identifying the Mesolithic of Interior Finnmark, North Norway · Arctic Anthropology · 2012 · 8 citations
- Marine Shielings in Medieval Norse Greenland · Arctic Anthropology · 2019 · 8 citations
Most recent work
- Cultural immersion into maritime heritage: Our experiences in using maritime heritage to enhance wellbeing · Internet Archaeology · 2026
- From perdition to paradise: Patagonia, Juan Fernández, and the Southeastern Pacific in the British geographical imaginary, 1680–1768 · Journal of Historical Geography · 2026
- A Speculative Model of a Submerged Late Ice Age Atlantic Civilization and Its Possible Cultural Continuities in New England · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2026
- Stone deterioration at underwater archaeological sites in the Mediterranean Sea · Journal of Cultural Heritage · 2026
- The Harrah Hydraulic Shipyard Model for Oak Island A French‑Engineered Tidal Drain System Between the Money Pit and the Swamp Pad · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2026
- Managing Corrosion Risks in Underwater Cultural Heritage: A Preventive Conservation Strategy for the Belinho I Shipwreck Pewter Assemblage (Esposende, Portugal) · Heritage · 2026
- Skeletons in the permafrost: Exploring climate-driven heritage loss and occupational health at the early modern whaling burial site of Likneset, Svalbard · PLOS One · 2026
- Oak Island as a Two-Phase Naval Logistics Site: French Engineering (1680–1714) and Limited British Repurposing (1720–1761) · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2026
- Legal Divergence and Cooperative Governance of Underwater Cultural Heritage: A Comparative Study of China, Japan, and Korea · Journal of East Asia and International Law · 2026
- Falken 1631–1651: The Identification, Initial Archaeological Survey and Reconstruction of the Wreck of a Swedish Warship Located in the Finnish Archipelago · International Journal of Nautical Archaeology · 2026
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