Shipwreck exhibition in Vietnam

24 August 2006 (Viet Nam News) - An ongoing exhibition featuring shipwreck finds off the waters of Vietnam in the Can Tho Museum.

Viet Nam News, 24 August 2006

Exhibition of shipwreck relics begins in Can Tho Museum

An exhibition featuring 400 ancient relics salvaged from five shipwrecks off the Viet Nam coast opened at the Can Tho Museum on Tuesday.

Most of them are porcelain and pottery made in China, Thailand, and Viet Nam between the 15th and 18th centuries and are part of more than 500,000 items found aboard ancient vessels which had sunk off the Cham Island (Quang Nam Province), Dam Island (Kien Giang Province), Cau Island (Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province), Binh Thuan and Ca Mau provinces.

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One Response to “Shipwreck exhibition in Vietnam”

  1. You are one of my favorite online archaeological sources. I am seeking photo images of ancient rock art and petroglyphs in vietnam, china, Thailand and elsewhere. I have founded The Pacific Rock Art Society.

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