Abstract
The Avondster was a 17th century British ship captured by the Dutch and used by the United Dutch East India Company (VOC) trading with Asia until it was wrecked in Galle Harbour, Sri Lanka in 1659. The shipwreck was found in 1997 to be in very good condition but under threat from development in the harbour. From 2001-2004 an archaeological project was implemented by the Dutch/Sri Lankan Mutual Heritage Centre. The aims were to record and recover important cultural material as well as to build up the capacity of a Sri Lankan Maritime Archaeology Unit for implementing future work.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 216-237 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Journal | International Journal of Nautical Archaeology |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2005 |
Keywords
- Avondster
- Dutch
- East India Company
- Galle
- Shipwreck
- Sri Lanka
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oceanography
- History
- Archaeology
- Palaeontology