Underwater archeology cooperation hub set up

Photo taken on Jan 28, 2015 shows artifacts discovered on the Nanhai No 1 ship at the Marine Silk Road Museum in Yangjiang, South China's Guangdong province. It will assist in conducting underwater archaeological surveys in the province in coordination with a nationwide cultural relics survey, and soon establish a geographic information management system for underwater archaeological cultural heritage in the GBA, the local marine geological survey said. Specifically, it will strengthen collaboration with the archaeological research center of the National Cultural Heritage Administration and relevant scientific research institutions, colleges and universities, and cultural organizations in the GBA to promote innovative underwater archaeological excavation, research and development of key archaeological scientific technologies and the improvement of archaeological technical equipment. It will also strengthen international cooperation and exchanges in the protection and restoration of underwater cultural relics, the transformation of archaeological achievements, and talent cultivation. After the excavation of the Nanhai No 1 and Nan'ao No 1 shipwrecks, which were ancient cargo ships that sank in the South China Sea, Guangdong has taken the lead across the country with the establishment of two provincial-level underwater cultural heritage protection zones.