The Heritage Alliance is delighted to announce that the Honor Frost Foundation Steering Committee on Underwater Cultural Heritage has joined the Alliance. The Steering Group provides advice to the Honor Frost Foundation (HFF) and helps to shape its policy towards Underwater Cultural Heritage (UCH).
The Steering Committee has been chaired since its inception by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe CBE. It identifies potential public policy issues relating to UCH, considers ways to strengthen relationships with key audiences, advises on how to communicate activities, and implements its programme of work accordingly. The HFF Steering Committee on Underwater Cultural Heritage hosts a regular series of Policy Forums on matters relating to UCH and has commissioned reports on several specific themes, including the social and economic benefits of marine and maritime cultural heritage, and managing shipwrecks.
The HFF Steering Committee addresses the protection of underwater cultural heritage both in the UK and in the eastern Mediterranean, with an emphasis on Lebanon, Syria and Cyprus, which is the principal focus of the Honor Frost Foundation in advancing maritime archaeology. HFF itself was founded in 2011 with a legacy from the pioneering underwater archaeologist, Honor Frost.