Published on: Saturday, April 03, 2021
By: Bernama
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The artefacts have been discovered during a rescue archaeology by the archaeology section of the Department of National Heritage and the Melaka Museum Corporation since March 25, 2021. (Photo: Bernama)
MELAKA: A total of 30 pieces of wood believed to be from a merchant ship during the time of the Malacca Sultanate were found recently during an archaeological dig at Pulau Melaka.
State Tourism, Heritage and Culture Committee chairman, Datuk Muhammad Jailani Khamis said that besides the pieces of merbau (a hardwood), hundreds of old coins from the time of Sultan Mahmud (1488 - 1511) as well as the Dutch (VOC coins) and Portuguese occupation, as well as Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain shards, were unearthed. (pix)
MELAKA: Recently unearthed remnants of a wooden vessel and other artefacts could be the first discovery of links to the Melaka Sultanate.
The vessel is believed to be linked to the last ruler of Melaka, Sultan Mahmud Shah (1488-1511), said Datuk Dr Dionysius SK Sharma.
The archaeology buff is currently working closely with the National Heritage Department and Melaka Museum Corporation (Perzim) to unearth tangible artefacts relating to the sultanate. We used to discover remnants of galleons related to the (former colonialists) Dutch and Portuguese as well as Chinese junks, he said when met at the discovery site on Pulau Melaka on Friday (April 2).