This article summarizes the progress and current state of underwater archaeology in Colombia over the past three decades. It also presents the limitations for the scientific community imposed by the Submerged Cultural Heritage Law 1675 of 2013, implemented for the commercial salvage project of the Spanish galleon San José, sunk in 1708. This new legislation opposes basic archaeological principles as well as the 2001 UNESCO Convention. Finally, this paper proposes some considerations about the risks and uncertainty for the future development of underwater archaeology in Colombia.

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哥伦比亚的水下考古：商业打捞与科学之间

本文总结了过去三十年哥伦比亚水下考古的进展和现状。它还介绍了 2013 年第 1675 号水下文化遗产法对科学界施加的限制，该法是为1708 年沉没的西班牙大帆船圣何塞的商业打捞项目实施的。这项新立法反对基本考古原则以及 2001 年联合国教科文组织习俗。最后，本文就哥伦比亚水下考古未来发展的风险和不确定性提出了一些思考。