Maritime Heritage
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Maritime heritage study of human interactions with Earth’s large water bodies and their coasts throughout time. The most common (and perhaps most popular) type of maritime heritage sites studied are shipwrecks; however, marine archaeologists also investigate other kinds of sites, such as sunken airplanes, flooded land sites, or fishing structures. Studying maritime heritage sites can help us understand the past, connect us to our ancestors, and teach us lessons on how the environment and human error can impact each other.
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