The mighty Manila galleons
The Spanish galleon Andalucia, a replica of a 17th century ship, called to port in the Philippines last month, but ...
Tag: trade and communication networks
Referring to the evidence of exchange of goods, services and ideas in ancient and present times, and also to the parties and networks involved in such exchanges.
Nan'ao-1 gives insight to ancient black market trade
Despite a trade ban in the 16th century, salvage from the Nan'ao-1 off Shantou City reveals that there was a ...
Rediscovering an ancient Thai hub
A travel feature on the village of Kok Mai Den in the northern province of Nakhon Sawan in Thailand, which ...
Bronze Buddha stolen from Palembang museum; thieves captured
The police moved quickly to apprehend a gang of four behind the theft of a Bronze Buddha statue from a ...
Wandering craftsmen behind jade working?
20 November 2007 (National Geographic News) - National Geographic's story on the chemical tracing of jade artefacts from Southeast Asia. ...
Jade analysis reveals ancient Southeast Asian network
20 November 2007 (ABC News in Science, Reuters) - A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of ...
The Belitung Shipwreck
Earlier this month, I was able to catch a lecture about the shipwreck laden with Tang Dynasty treasures that sunk ...
Ceramics unearthed in Japan display Vietnamese links
This story starts off with how Vietnamese ceramics have been found in Japan, and continues to talk about the ceramic ...
Apsara dancers of Angkor
23 September 2006 (The Star) - Apsara dancers of Angkor I was surrounded by apsara everywhere I turned. They were ...
Police seize long lost Islamic treasures of the Java Sea
22 May 2006 (The Telegraph) - Police seize long lost Islamic treasures of the Java Sea Unique historical treasures worth ...
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