DESTINATION - Ancient Boat Site

Heritage Conservation Centre (BKP) Borobudur, Thursday, examining the site of ancient boats Punjulharjo Village, Apex, Central Java, with a focus on documenting images of vessel for conservation and reconstruction.
BKP research using three-dimensional laser scanner with the ability to provide a virtual and visual images of ancient boats like its original form. Site of ancient boat found on July 26, 2008 on land owned by citizens of 1.5-meter embankment. We found the boat, also found statues of female heads of ethnic berparas Sino-stone, 40 cm long wooden sticks, human bones, and some kitchen equipment.

Results wooden boat samples were sent to the United States to be investigated through carbon dating technology, measuring 15.2 x 47 meters is certainly a product of the 7th century AD, or about the Hindu Mataram era.
The boat was expected to far older than Borobudur temple which was built at around the 9th century AD. It is also based on body boat made of ironwood carving and ornaments of the Majapahit kingdom era.
According to the description of Yogyakarta Archaeological Center, first as a researcher at the end of 2008, the sample test results were also confirmed as the boat marine archaeological sites and terutuh oldest ever found in Indonesia.
site the previous boat was only a few boards and not shaped like a boat intact in Apex.