In the territorial waters of Singapore, near the island of Pedra Branca, two historical shipwrecks were discovered with artifacts, including Chinese ceramics from the 14th century.
About it writes channelnewsasia.
According to ISEAS, the two shipwrecks occurred at different times.
The first wreck with Chinese pottery could date back to the 14th century, the time when Singapore was called Temasek, the study said. Some of the key finds include Longquan dishes and bowls, and fragments of blue and white porcelain bowls with lotus and peony motifs from the Yuan Dynasty were also found.
The second, as noted in the study, was most likely the merchant ship Shah Munchah, which sank while traveling from China back to India in 1796.
Artifacts recovered from this ship include a number of Chinese ceramic and non-ceramic artifacts such as copper alloy, glass sand agate, and the ship’s four anchors and nine cannons.
The director of the research department said these discoveries are important in uncovering the history of Singapore.
Previously nat the bottom of the Hudson American archaeologists have discovered stone toolswhich are more than 9 thousand years old. Fragments of obsidian are located at a distance of 4 thousand kilometers from their geological source.
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