Underwater cultural heritage in Southeast Asia faces threat from illicit salvage, prompting a project to study "orphaned objects" and link them to original shipwrecks.

Southeast Asia's underwater cultural heritage faces a challenge as illicit and commercial salvage disconnect objects from their original shipwrecks. A research project, Reuniting Cargoes: Underwater Cultural Heritage of the Maritime Silk Route, aims to address this by studying "orphaned objects" to determine which shipwreck they came from, preserving their cultural and historical significance.

April 29, 2024
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