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Ancient merchant · 830

Belitung shipwreck

Off Belitung Island, Java Sea, Indonesia

Belitung shipwreck
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History

An Arab dhow carrying Chinese goods to the Middle East. It is the oldest proof of a direct sea route between China and the Arab world.

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