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submerged cargo from the belitung shipwreck

These blue-glazed jars made in Iraq or Iran are found all along the maritime trade routes, from Africa to China.

Press

05.04.11 From Beneath, A Smithsonian Shipwreck Controversy

04.25.11 Smithsonian Hosts Discussion on Issues Surrounding the Exhibition of the Belitung Cargo

04.24.11 Treasures Pose Ethics Issues for Smithsonian

03.16.11 Media Backgrounder: Discovery, Recovery, Conservation and Exhibition of the Belitung Cargo

03.07.11 Ancient Arab Shipwreck Yields Secrets of Ninth-Century Trade, New York Times

02.18.11 Singapore Minister for Foreign Affairs George Yeo’s opening speech at the launch of “Shipwrecked – Tang Treasures and Monsoon Winds”

02.18.11 Conference on Maritime Archaeology in Singapore, Asian Civilizations Museum Press Release

07.28.10 Smithsonian and Singapore Present Shipwreck Treasures

05.10.10 Speech made at Jewel of Muscat Gala Dinner by George Yeo, Minister for Foreign Affairs, July 10, 2010