IKUWA8: 8th International Congress for Underwater Archaeology

IKUWA8, the 8th International Congress for Underwater Archaeology, takes place in Oostende (Belgium) from October 13th to October 17th, 2025 The congress is organised by the IKUWA Steering Committee, Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), Flanders Heritage Agency, Agence Wallonne du Patrimoine, Ghent University, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, VisitFlanders and the City of Ostend. Sessions: Below you can find a list of the accepted sessions, distributed across various themes. Click on a session for more information. Session A - Telling the Tales Session B - UCH & Avocational Archaeology Session C - UN Decade Session D - Underwater and Coastal Landscapes Session E - River Archaeology Session F - Intertidal Archaeology Session G - Ships & Navigation Session H - Regional Overviews Session I - Trade and Material Culture Session J - UCH and the Environment Session K - Methodology Session L - Management and Legal Actions Session M - Inventories Session N - Spatial planning Session O - Preservation of UCH Session P - UNESCO Convention