Rivers have played an important role in the history of societies that live near them for millennia, serving as a source of food, a means of communication and a way of transport.
In Hungary, the first underwater archaeology initiatives were launched in the middle of the 1980s, but the first systematic, long-term research programme was started only in 2002, according to the show?s brochure.
Today, the Cultural Heritage Protection Office is in charge of underwater archaeological research. The Hungarian section of the exhibition sums up the results of the work over the last few years, showing ongoing projects in the Danube, the Tisza, and the Drava.
The organisers aimed to develop a closer cooperation with their Italian counterparts in setting up the exhibition.
The exhibition is open from August 3 until August 25 at the Institute of Italian Culture in Bródy Sándor u. 8, in Budapest?s District VIII.
Source: Múlt-kor/MTI-Panoráma
