A 5th–6thC Late Roman 1 amphora from the Eastern Mediterranean found on the sea bed at Plymouth; note, still has red wine residue in it :)pic.twitter.com/xehKIvooMx
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A 5th–6thC Late Roman 1 amphora from the Eastern Mediterranean found on the sea bed at Plymouth; note, still has red wine residue in it :)pic.twitter.com/xehKIvooMx
A late fifth- to early sixth-century Byzantine bowl found at Kriimani, Estonia: http://www.kirj.ee/public/Archaeology/2010/issue_2/arch-2010-14-2-99-122.pdf …pic.twitter.com/ZczvIKkTGE
One of several fifth- to sixth-century Eastern Roman/Byzantine coins found in a container buried on a 6thC monastic site in the Maldives.pic.twitter.com/UEF90ImnI2
A silk cushion cover made in Byzantine Syria and preserved in the 8thC imperial Shōsōin Repository at Nara, Japan.pic.twitter.com/XHpYLqRlSb
Late Roman/Early Byzantine glass and imitations recovered from late fifth- to early sixth-century Silla tombs in Korea.pic.twitter.com/ByjQMWh093
A probably sixth-century Byzantine bronze lamp from Egypt, found at Pong Tuk, Thailand: http://www.siamese-heritage.org/jsspdf/2001/JSS_096_0b_Borrell_EarlyByzantineLampFromPongTuk.pdf …pic.twitter.com/8OjexU2YbH
So, this 5th–7thC bead believed made from early Byzantine glass in Jawa Timur/East Java; to include or not…? Pic: https://www.academia.edu/22146727/A_study_of_mid-first_millennium_CE_Southeast_Asian_specialized_glass_beadmaking_traditions_Lankton_et_al_2008_ISEA_ …pic.twitter.com/bkiWEa0LYo
A 5th-7thC 'Jatim' bead made in Jawa Timur/East Java & found at the Byzantine seaport of Berenice, Egypt. Image via https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Eyemu-_MncwC&lpg=PA138-IA8&pg=PA138-IA8#v=onepage&q&f=false …pic.twitter.com/lZmcKc4qrM
Another 5th-7thC 'Jatim' bead made in Jawa Timur/East Java from a mixture of Byzantine & Sasanian glass; image via https://www.academia.edu/22146727/A_study_of_mid-first_millennium_CE_Southeast_Asian_specialized_glass_beadmaking_traditions_Lankton_et_al_2008_ISEA_ …pic.twitter.com/uErlGe7co6
Yes Always a question Australia (??) Earlier than Cook etc
Well, some Kilwa coins from medieval East Africa have been found on N. Australian islands, if that's of interest...?
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