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)