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Welcome to ming-wrecks.com's
photo & video page
Nanhai Marine Archaeology LLC
as agents for Nanhai Marine Archaeology Sdn. Bhd.
Kuala Rompin. Malaysia.
Phone: +60 127 614 759. Fax: +60 321 443 855. Email us
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These video clips are from our HISTORY CHANNEL programs
Episode 1. Hunting History
By finding 10 historical shipwreck from ten different centuries and excavate each of them with the same approach, new information has been obtained about trade a Asia's ceramic developments.
Episode 2. Protecting History
UNESCO's recommendations to leave shipwreck as they are for the benefit of future generations sound admirable. In reality, each wreck will be spoilt by fishing trawlers if not excavated now!
Episode 3. European trade in Asia
The struggle for control the the Asian trade caused many ships to go down in the South China -sea fully loaded. Most of their cargo was however destroyed as a consequence.
Episode 4. Royal Nanhai
The 15th century ship Royal Nanhai was loaded with fine celadon wares from the Sisatchanalai kilns. A secret compartment, next to the keel, was hiding some unusual artefacts.
Episode 5. Selling history
Artefacts with provenance and unusual style or decoration are more valuable than other mostly 'questionable' artefacts available in antique shops. The safest way is to buy from known source.
Episode 6. Loss of the Dutch submarine "O-16"
The captains unfavorable record was restored after Sten Sjostrand discovered the wreck and proved that the he did not make any navigation error. The submarine captains records are now corrected.
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"TREASURES OF NANHAI EXHIBITION"
TV 7 LIVE INTERVIEW
The interview explains the different shipwrecks, types of pottery, its respective age and manufacturing site
SPEECH BY MALAYSIA'S MINISTER FOR CULTURE, ARTS AND HERITAGE
...during the "Treasures of the Nanhai exhibition and sale”. Instead of talking about the importance of maritime archaeology, the speech turned out to be a tribute for our researcher; Sten Sjostrand and his work.
ABOUT ALL OUR SHIPWRECKS
The work with finding and excavating 10 historical shipwrecks these shipwrecks, investigate the ships design and construction details, research the their ceramic cargoes and locating its original manufacturing site.
To view all artefacts for sale, start by clicking here
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CHINA CENTRAL TV DOCUMENTARY
Shows our museum donations, research and how we pin-point old ceramic production sites where our shipwreck cargoes was made centuries earlier. (in Chinese)
CHINA BEIJING TV NEWS PROGRAM
This program shows, we think, the exhitement following our auction in Beijing, where we "brought back to China porcelain which had been lost at sea for almost four centuries." (in Chinese)
To view similar pieces for sale, click here
JAPANESE NHK TV news about "The Treasures of Nanhai Exhibition" in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Japanese)
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PIN-POINTING THE KILNS WHERE OUR 14th-16th CENTURY WRECK POTTERY WAS MADE
Sten Sjostrand, our principal researcher outline the history of the places and explain the manufacturing sites. To view this type pottery for sale, click here
PIN-POINTING KILNS IN CHINA WHERE OUR SHIPWRECK PORCELAIN WAS MADE
Sten Sjostrand and experts from the Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute positively confirm, by comparing kiln wasters and shipwreck samples, where the ceramics from our shipwrecks was made.
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SWEDISH documentary about the discovery of the Turiang shipwreck. It shows the actual investigation dive when the wreck was located (in English & Swedish)
To view Turiang items for sale, click here
A SECOND WANLI SHIPWRECK DIVE
Here divers descend, search for artifacts below the ship's keel and surface with few blue and white porcelain pieces.
To view Wanli porcelain for sale, click here
MALAYSIAN TV3
Mayalah tiga documentary about the Desaru shipwreck excavation. (in Malay)
To vew Desaru porcelain for sale, click here
DIVING TANJUNG SIMPANG;
A 1000 year old shipwreck site off the cost of north-west Borneo. This is the oldest shipwreck site in Malaysia.
SPOON RECOVERY FROM THE DESARU (1830) SHIP-WRECK
Thousands of porcelain spoons was found on this shipwreck. The basket seen being lifted to the surface holds 5,400 spoons!
To view porcelain spoons for sale, click here
RECOVERY OF YIXING TEAPOTS FROM THE DESARU (1830) SHIPWRECK
This clip shows how the teapots were found scattered over the seabed and stored in large jars.
To view Yixing teapots for sale, click here
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THE DISCOVERY OF THE ROYAL NANHAI AND ITS 15TH CENTURY CELADON WARE
This video shows how the shipwreck was discovered and how the wreck site appeared before any excavation, how the celadon plates was stacked inside the wreckage and later recovered.
To view celadon's for sale from this site, click here
RECOVERY OF NINE TONNES OF SHARDS FROM THE WANLI (1625) SHIPWRECK
This video shows some of the more disappointing recoveries when basket after basket of broken, fragmented and pulverized porcelain surfaced.
To view "shards" for sale, click here
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8th April 2009
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