The remains of an ancient boat, remarkaby well-preserved for a 1,200-year-old-find, reveals insights into shipbuilding technology in this region.
Ancient boat reveals shipbuilding skills of Java’s seafarers
Jakarta Post, 10 July 2009
Historians have long wondered just how Indonesians in the 6th and 7th centuries built their boats. A recent archaeological discovery sheds some light on the mystery.
In July last year, an ancient boat, measuring 15.6 meters long and 4 meters wide was discovered in Punjulharjo village, Rembang district, in Rembang regency.
A team from the Yogyakarta Archaeology Center made a detailed study of the site, about 200 meters inland from the Java Sea coastline, from June 17 to 26 this year.
