Memorialization, Graffiti and Artifact Movement: A Case Study of Cultural Impacts on WWII Underwater Cultural Heritage in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Journal of Maritime Archaeology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 11-27

  McKinnon, Jennifer F ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural impacts; Heritage management; Ownership; Saipan; Stakeholders; WWII

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925279953     PISSN: 15572285     EISSN: 15572293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11457-015-9133-4     Document Type: Article

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