Comments on: The Belitung Shipwreck http://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/2007/06/28/the-belitung-shipwreck/ News, resources, books and podcasts about the archaeology and ancient history of Southeast Asia Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:14:46 +0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Every year, another dead body! » Blog Archive » Set back to Preah Vihear agreement http://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/2007/06/28/the-belitung-shipwreck/comment-page-1/#comment-21455 Every year, another dead body! » Blog Archive » Set back to Preah Vihear agreement Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:34:50 +0000 http://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/2007/06/28/the-belitung-shipwreck/#comment-21455 [...] I just read unsettling news regarding the Thai-Cambodian talks on Preah Vihear. Source: SEAArch [...] [...] I just read unsettling news regarding the Thai-Cambodian talks on Preah Vihear. Source: SEAArch [...]

]]> By: Nemi http://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/2007/06/28/the-belitung-shipwreck/comment-page-1/#comment-21445 Nemi Thu, 05 Feb 2009 08:16:23 +0000 http://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/2007/06/28/the-belitung-shipwreck/#comment-21445 It's a shame, I saw a couple of china bowls in a shop in front of the British Museum. It's not so much the object itself, but the way it was obtained that bothers me. Looters will stop at nothing and will destroy the context of the site just to get hold of something they can sell in Ebay. By the way, while I was in Angkor I found some really interesting red paintings of boats! I asked the people at EFEO and they confirmed that they have never seen them before! Two points for me! :) I'm so excited! I pasted the images in my Flickr, I'll upload them in my web in the next few days. :) It’s a shame, I saw a couple of china bowls in a shop in front of the British Museum. It’s not so much the object itself, but the way it was obtained that bothers me. Looters will stop at nothing and will destroy the context of the site just to get hold of something they can sell in Ebay.

By the way, while I was in Angkor I found some really interesting red paintings of boats! I asked the people at EFEO and they confirmed that they have never seen them before! Two points for me! :) I’m so excited! I pasted the images in my Flickr, I’ll upload them in my web in the next few days. :)

]]> By: noelbynature http://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/2007/06/28/the-belitung-shipwreck/comment-page-1/#comment-21444 noelbynature Thu, 05 Feb 2009 01:32:42 +0000 http://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/2007/06/28/the-belitung-shipwreck/#comment-21444 I don't remember her using a mp of the wreck to interpret the site - your comment is more informed than mine. =D it's amazing the amount of antiquities one can get off the internet. try searching srivijaya and see what pops up! I don’t remember her using a mp of the wreck to interpret the site – your comment is more informed than mine. =D

it’s amazing the amount of antiquities one can get off the internet. try searching srivijaya and see what pops up!

]]> By: Nemi http://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/2007/06/28/the-belitung-shipwreck/comment-page-1/#comment-21443 Nemi Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:02:35 +0000 http://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/2007/06/28/the-belitung-shipwreck/#comment-21443 I think that if we take into account Muckelroy's theory on shipwreck formation it is very bold to base a theory such as the one proposed by Scott. When a ship sinks it is usually a slow process and generally is the consequence of bad weather. Currents and winds could have taken the ship where it lays now. It would be necessary to study the dispersion of the artifacts. Flecker, a guy whose expertise I respect, does not give a detailed plan of the location of the items (at least I haven't found such map in any of his articles nor in his website). If there is such map, then Scott should use it to interpret the site. Then again, I wasn't there, did she use these argument in her work? By the way, one can purchase the ceramics of the Belitung wreck in Ebay...quite sad! I think that if we take into account Muckelroy’s theory on shipwreck formation it is very bold to base a theory such as the one proposed by Scott. When a ship sinks it is usually a slow process and generally is the consequence of bad weather. Currents and winds could have taken the ship where it lays now. It would be necessary to study the dispersion of the artifacts. Flecker, a guy whose expertise I respect, does not give a detailed plan of the location of the items (at least I haven’t found such map in any of his articles nor in his website). If there is such map, then Scott should use it to interpret the site. Then again, I wasn’t there, did she use these argument in her work?

By the way, one can purchase the ceramics of the Belitung wreck in Ebay…quite sad!

]]> By: Diving Thoughts » Blog Archive » Arab dhow wreck off Belitung Island, Indonesia http://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/2007/06/28/the-belitung-shipwreck/comment-page-1/#comment-20996 Diving Thoughts » Blog Archive » Arab dhow wreck off Belitung Island, Indonesia Tue, 21 Oct 2008 01:59:54 +0000 http://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/2007/06/28/the-belitung-shipwreck/#comment-20996 [...] there is a good blog from the Southeast Asian Archaeology website, which was  based on a talk given by Rosemary Scott at the National University of Singapore. [...] [...] there is a good blog from the Southeast Asian Archaeology website, which was  based on a talk given by Rosemary Scott at the National University of Singapore. [...]

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