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The Naval Architecture of Ancient Fujian Style Sea Going Sailing Junks: A Manuscript
As the most important qualities of ancient Chinese sailing junks, the square bows and sterns with transverse watertight bulkhead and the lugsails with bamboo mat and strip remained the same over thousands of years. Of which, the traditional Fujian…
The Earliest Hokkien Maritime Vocabulary and Jargon Recorded in a Spanish-Chinese Dictionary of the 17th Century
It has always been a difficult task to research and transcribe ancient seafarers’ terms pronounced in different regional dialects. Since 2015, the author has been trying to mark the Southern Hokkien (Minnan) dialect seafarers’ terms pronunciation…
Variable Longline Fishing: The History and Sustainable Innovation of a
Traditional Marine Ecological Knowledge
Amoy variable longline fishing is an efficient, accurate and controllable traditional fishing technique
created by Amoy fisherman, which has been popular in the Taiwan Strait and Zhoushan fisheries for
hundreds of years. It was replaced by seine…
created by Amoy fisherman, which has been popular in the Taiwan Strait and Zhoushan fisheries for
hundreds of years. It was replaced by seine…
Seamanship and Navigation: Seafarers on Board Daily Skills in Chinese Junk
Chinese sailing traditions changed a little through time; sailors inherited their onboard skills, expertise, and experience by orally imparting others with physical instruction. But these daily skills were rarely recorded or studied in the past. For…
Spain and the Underwarter Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Area
In 1521, Ferdinand Magellan reached the Mariana Islands in the name of king Charles I of Spain. His travel of exploration to seek out a westward route to the Spice Islands lead to a long standing presence of Spain in the Asia-Pacific region. Miguel…
Urdaneta and the health cargo of the Tornaviaje
The aim of this paper is to analyze the food cargo of Urdaneta’s Tornaviaje and it’s direct consequences over the health of his sailors. The paper will focus on health issues on board, specially in view of the unknown route that they would follow…
Goods and Texts: Creating an Archaeological and Historical Narrative of Sri Lanka’s Connectivity with Southeast Asia, China, and Beyond
This paper deals with Sri Lanka’s interactions with Southeast Asia, China, and regions beyond from the beginning to
the middle of the thirteenth century CE. Several factors, including its central location in the Indian Ocean, have
contributed to…
the middle of the thirteenth century CE. Several factors, including its central location in the Indian Ocean, have
contributed to…
New Maritime Archaeological Discoveries from SS Indus Ship wreck (1885) in Sri Lanka
The Maritime Archaeology Unit (MAU) of the Central Cultural Fund gathered historical evidences on the SS Indus through archival research and a site survey to identify the shipwreck in 2013 and 2014.
The MAU identified an iron wreck close to the…
The MAU identified an iron wreck close to the…
The Impact on the Development of Maritime Archaeology in Sri Lanka through the UNESCO Regional Maritime Archaeology Field Schools.
Maritime Archaeology in Sri Lanka began in 1992 with focus on the historic port of Galle, but most of those
programs were supported by foreign funds and involved foreign consultations. The Avondster (1659) Marine
Archaeology Project carried out…
programs were supported by foreign funds and involved foreign consultations. The Avondster (1659) Marine
Archaeology Project carried out…