ANCHOR: Malaysian archaeologists may have found the oldest indication of human civilization. Embedded in meteorite rocks, they found samples of hand-axes dating back to 1.8 million years. STORY: The Stone Age axes were discovered a year ago in Lenggong, a Malaysian archaeological site. The stone tools were found inside a suevite rock, which is formed when meteorites hit the Earth. The samples were then sent for testing at a Japanese lab. After applying extensive track-dating methods, the Tokyo lab found them to be an astonishing 1.8 million years old. The oldest sample found so far. [Dr. Mokhtar Saidin, Center of Archaeological Research]: "The first time we dated the hand-axe in this region, 1.8. We found a lot of hand axes in China, in Philippines and Indonesia but without the date, you know, just the surface find. So I compared it throughout the world and what I got from Africa, the hand-axe only date 1.6 million. So at this moment, what we found is the oldest hand-axe in the world." Dr. Mokhtar shows us more samples of Stone Age hand axes. [Dr. Mokhtar Saidin, Center of Archaeological Research]: So the culture for making the hand-axe must be older than 1.8 [million years old]. So this is another one, this may be a core where you can see the facets or flakes that come out from the core, it's also embedded inside the suevite." He also demonstrates how the stone tools may have been used. [Dr. Mokhtar Saidin, Center of Archaeological Research]: "They use the suevite to ...
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WONG: Malaysian archaeologists may have found the oldest indication of human civilization. Embedded in meteorite rocks, they found samples of hand-axes dating back to 1.8 million years. STORY: The Stone Age axes were discovered a year ago in Lenggong, a Malaysian archaeological site. The stone tools were found inside a suevite rock, which is formed when meteorites hit the Earth. The samples were then sent for testing at a Japanese lab. After applying extensive track-dating methods, the Tokyo lab found them to be an astonishing 1.8 million years old. The oldest sample found so far. [Dr. Mokhtar Saidin, Center of Archaeological Research]: "The first time we dated the hand-axe in this region, 1.8. We found a lot of hand axes in China, in Philippines and Indonesia but without the date, you know, just the surface find. So I compared it throughout the world and what I got from Africa, the hand-axe only date 1.6 million. So at this moment, what we found is the oldest hand-axe in the world." Dr. Mokhtar shows us more samples of Stone Age hand axes. [Dr. Mokhtar Saidin, Center of Archaeological Research]: "So the culture for making the hand-axe must be older than 1.8 [million years old]. So this is another one, this may be a core where you can see the facets or flakes that come out from the core, it's also embedded inside the suevite." He also demonstrates how the stone tools may have been used. [Dr. Mokhtar Saidin, Center of Archaeological Research]: "They use the suevite to make ...
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Malaysian National museum staff was trained in archaeology diving, mapping of the shipwreck as well as participating in artefact registration during the Desaru (1830) shipwreck excavation. (In Malay language)
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This video shows how Malaysian National museum staff participate in the Desaru (1830) shipwreck project. Part of their work included mapping of the shipwreck and research into its artefacts (In Malay language)
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Malaysia's Minister for Culture speaking at the "Treasures of the Nanhai" event, praising the maritime archaeology carried out on Malaysian shipwrecks. The exhibition displayed many types of antique pottery and Chinese porcelains from the shipwrecks. Proper and legal diving on shipwrecks was also discussed and promoted during the exhition. For more information, visit; www.mingwrecks.com
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SEAArch Podcast #01 - Treasures of the South China Sea Exhibition at KLCC The SEAArch podcast goes to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to check out the Treasures of the South China Sea Exhibtion and the sale of artefacts recovered from ten shipwrecks in Malaysian waters. Date: 17 October 2006
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How sten sjostrand pin-point the ancident ceramic kilns in China where his Chinese porcelain (from his shipwrecks in Malaysia) had been made. These porcelains are then "returned home to China" with many pieces donated to Chinese museums. The video also shows how antique pottery and Chinese porcelain is recovered, preserved and researched before being exhibited. Diving shipwrecks is shown as one of the most exhiting form of diving. (In Chinese) For more information, visit; www.mingwrecks.com
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Sten sjostrand locating an ancient ceramic kiln in Jingdezhen, China where his 4oo year old porcelain (from his shipwrecks in Malaysia) was made centuries earlier. The video also shows how antique pottery and antique Chinese porcelain artefacts are donated to Chinese museums. The exhitement of diving shipwrecks is quite evident in the video. (In Chinese) For more information, visit; www.mingwrecks.com
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How and why Sten Sjostrand, the owner of Nanhai Marine Archaeology, devotes all his time to Asian shipwrecks, antique pottery and Chinese porcelain. The video also show the exitement of diving historical shipwrecks and how rare antique pottery and ancient Chinese porcelain is recovered and treated before being exhibited. For more information about Sten's work or his company: Nanhai Marine Archaeology, visit; www.mingwrecks.com & http
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This video is made for the Swedish TV2 (in English & Swedish) and shows the final search for the Turiang (1370) shipwreck, its discovery and initial surface investigation. A number of 15th century artefacts was recovered from the shipwreck for research purposes.
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The birth of Underwater Archaeology, 1960-1962, shows the pioneers of nautical archaeology as they develop methods of excavating ancient shipwrecks on the seabed. Among them are George Bass, Claude Duthuit, Frederick van Doorninck, Susan Womer Katzev, Ann Bass, and David Owen, who later founded the Institute of Nautical Archaeology (INA) which now excavates around the world. Learn more about INA's research in George Bass's book Beneath the Seven Seas and at www.inadiscover.com. for more informations visit: www.waterwideweb.org
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The video is an interview with Sten Sjostrand about his nine historical shipwrecks and the background to the ceramics recovered from the wrecksites. The interview includes discussion on Antique pottery, Chinese porcelain, shipwrecks, diving shipwrecks and about Nanhai Marine Archaeology. For more information, visit; www.mingwrecks.com
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A video presenting nine ancient shipwrecks found in the South China Sea by Sten Sjostrand. These shipwrecks spann a 1000 year trade-period when Chinese pottery was in high demand as trade goods. The video shows how antique pottery and Chinese porcelain was recovered, treated and eventually exhibited. Diving and diving historical shipwrecks is also well covered in the video. For more information, visit; www.mingwrecks.com
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From Beijing TV News following the successful auction of Ming dynasty Chinese porcelain and Yixing teapots from the Wanli and Desaru shipwrecks. These shipwrecks were discovered and excavated by Sten Sjostrand of Nanhai Marine Archaeology. (In Chinese) For more information, visit; www.mingwrecks.com
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This wreck site was dated by its pottery which was made in China during the Northern Song dynasy (AD.960-1127)and provided evidenzes for the earliest trade with the island of Borneo. For more information, visit; www.mingwrecks.com
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About the Talk Dr. Leedom Lefferts and Louise Allison Cort (Curator, Asian Ceramics, Freer and Sackler Galleries, Smithsonian Institution) conducted an intensive study of the indigenous production of earthenware and stoneware pottery by surveying over 200 locations in mainland Southeast Asia (including Southern Yunnan, China, but excluding Myanmar (Burma). They preliminarily charted six types of earthenware and two types of stoneware production across the region and have presented and published over a dozen papers on the subject. This presentation summarizes their research findings and emphasizes three issues: the natureof the research as "ethno-archaeological method"; "embodied" behavior as indicative of cultural continuity and change, vis-à-vis pot form and decoration (and the difficulties associated with making archaeological discoveries in this domain); and the impact of these findings on the understandings of accepted Southeast Asian linguistic, political, and socio-organizational mapped boundaries. It is through their research findings that they propose a history of technological production behaviors that will begin to provide a nuanced understanding of contact and migration across the diverse landscape that is mainland Southeast Asia. About the Speaker Dr. Leedom Lefferts is currently a Senior Research Fellow at the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore. He is working on a volume describing and analyzing the context of the unique long painted Vessantara scroll ...
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How historical shipwrecks are located in the South China Sea, their cargoes investigated and ancient manufacturing sites pin-pointed. To purchase artefacts from these shipwrecks online, please visit: www.mingwrecks.com
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We receive 70% of all artefacts from each shipwreck which we find. This is an compensation for our search, excavation, financing, report writing and for ongoing research. The funds received from our artefact sale goes toward the next shipwreck project. Our online sale pages: www.mingwrecks.com
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Shows how these famous, 170 year old teapots, was stored onboard a Chinese sailing vessel in the late qing dynasty. For more information, visit; www.mingwrecks.com
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