Belitung: the afterlives of a shipwreck

2024/07/02 by Robert G. Fisher · 1 voice
Social Sciences · #Asian Studies and History #Global Maritime and Colonial Histories #Maritime Security and History

paper · doi:10.1080/00049182.2024.2396184

openalex publication_date 2024/07/02 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/14

Abstract

In 1998 the wreck of a ninth-century ship from the western Indian Ocean was discovered in Indonesian waters near Belitung Island. The ship was carrying a large collection of artefacts including ove...

Discussions

• New paper: Fisher, R. (2024). Belitung: the afterlives of a shipwreck. Australian Geographer, 55(3), 421–423. [bsky, 1 points, 0 comments]

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