The ancient peoples of the Philippines and of Island Southeast Asia (ISEA) may have built sophisticated boats and mastered seafaring tens of thousands of years ago – millennia before Magellan, Zheng He, and even the Polynesians.
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Yu Heng Wang Research and Innovation Center of Xia Culture of Eagle and Snake
Guang Bao Liu Eagle and Serpent Xia Dynasty Cultural Research & Innovation Institute
Date Written: March 18, 2022
Chinese abstract:
民间收藏的一对明代成化年制的瓷杯上，出现有南瓜釉彩花纹，经仪器鉴定是1466年，即成化二年制造。这为加文·孟席斯关于郑和船队发现美洲的理论提供了又一强有力的证据支持。
English Abstract:
A pair of porcelain cups made during the reign of Cheng Hua Emperor in the Ming Dynasty in the folk collection have pumpkin glaze patterns on them, which were identified by the instrument as being made in 1466, that is, in the Second year of Cheng Hua. This provides another strong evidence support for Gavin Menzies’ theory that Zheng He’s fleet discovered America.
In the Madura Strait, Indonesia, a landmark discovery has captivated the archaeological world. Homo erectus fossil fragments and the remains of 36 animal species were unearthed beneath the seabed – evidence that early humans thrived on now-submerged plains 140,000 years ago.
This work proves there is still much we don’t know about our past, and it’s thanks to our community that such research continues.
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