Local archaeological work over the past 20 years, accumulated 500 000 ceramic fragments, National University of Singapore plans to set up a ceramics database (SherdLibrary), to carry out systematic collection, archiving and records, to promote local and Southeast Asian Archaeology work.

Site preparation for three years, the lack of suitable storage

National Institute of South-East Asia John dense fine (JohnNMiksic) Associate Professor beginning in the last three days at the “Chinese Export Porcelain in Southeast Asia” seminar, said that preparations for a three-year plan, currently the biggest bottleneck is the lack of suitable storage sites . The site must be able to store 250 000 ceramic pieces made in this region, and 250,000 are local Chinese export porcelain unearthed.

Close associate professor of fine early in 1976 on the archaeological Sumatra in Indonesia, he began in 1984 to start in local archaeological excavations, a total of 12 sites, 500 000 are accumulated during the 14th century ceramics.

Good collections like the University of Michigan Library

He said it would set up similar to the University of Michigan Library Goode Collection (GutheCollection). Good collection of library collection archaeologists Kaergude the southern Philippines in the 1920 collection of 7500, between the 14th century to 18th century pottery fragments in Southeast Asia, East Asia and Southeast Asia to study the importance of academic institutions ceramic trade.

Close associate professor of fine, said the region only in Bangkok there was a similar institution, was inundated by heavy rain, so the research on the subject of regional and local scholars have not hesitated to fly to Michigan to conduct research.

“If there is a database in Asia, Southeast Asia, scholars can use it to verify and compare the work. In other words, the ceramic pieces found in Singapore, not just the help of local scholars, it also of South-East Asia ceramic trade scholars to help them through trade and business between the ancient understanding of the prevailing social. ” Good collection of library spokesman Xinuoboli

is one of the invited speakers, she said: “Our archaeological relics from more than 20 islands, more than 540 mining sites, currently planned to be digitized. I that the most suitable for Singapore to set up a similar database, so far none of them has such a large number of discovery, but also a more scientific approach to the recent excavation. ”

Dense fine professor said that although the National Museum to donate a sum of money, but there is no readily available space, they also have to try and negotiate the relevant government departments, all of the current mining ceramic pieces stored in a repository layer stack National stack of boxes.

He said: “In addition to the National Assembly, the most hope that one day I Singapore National Museum to accept these things, it provides the ideal space, but they said that at present there is no space. That can only receive the National Heritage Board only a small part of the collection. ”

He said that the local archaeological sites worthy of including pasture in front of government buildings, they had excavated a small part, but the whole should be buried under the lawn a lot of archaeological artifacts, has not been mined before. Other places worth mining include Sentosa, Pulau Ubin, Punggol and Deguang Island.

Should play an increasingly important role in Singapore

Peking University Institute of Archaeology and Museology, Arthur M. Sackler Museum of Art and Professor Qin Taishu is one of the seminar speakers. He said: “Singapore as Southeast Asia and an important economic center, now also strive to grow into an academic center. The one hand, the local archaeological team in the local mining, Indonesia and Cambodia, have also been excavated, Singapore’s trade with Southeast Asia Ceramics should play an increasingly important role.

“Singapore has bought a special ‘Blackstone No.’ sunken treasure, you buy it, if not to let more people know about academic research, can only do it to promote tourism? Through more relevant (archaeological) research and activities in Singapore or even the development of maritime trade in Southeast Asia Research Centre.

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