Preliminary report on the excavation of the 17th-century anglo-Dutch East-Indiaman Avondster in bay of Galle, Sri Lanka

Robert Parthesius, Karen Millar, Bill Jeffery

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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 languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)216-237
Number of pages22
JournalInternational Journal of Nautical Archaeology
Volume34
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2005

Keywords

  • Avondster
  • Dutch
  • East India Company
  • Galle
  • Shipwreck
  • Sri Lanka

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oceanography
  • History
  • Archaeology
  • Palaeontology

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