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27 Oct 08

BBC NEWS | Programmes | From Our Own Correspondent | The treasure trove making waves

  • Ten years ago, at a spot known locally as "Black Rock", two men diving for sea cucumbers came across a large pile of sand and coral.

    Digging a hole, they reached in and pulled out a barnacle-encrusted bowl. Then another. And another.

    They had stumbled on the oldest, most important, marine archaeological discovery ever made in South East Asia, an Arab dhow - or ship - built of teak, coconut wood and hibiscus fibre, packed with a treasure that Indiana Jones could only dream of.

    There were 63,000 pieces of gold, silver and ceramics from the fabled Tang dynasty, which flourished between the seventh and 10th centuries.

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