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"Few episodes occupy a darker place in maritime history than the wreck of the
Batavia.
Wrecked off the mid-west coast of Western Australia in June 1629, 159 years
before the First Fleet entered Sydney Harbour, the disaster offers a stark
alternative to romanticised tales of exploration.
Batavia’s story is instead one of greed, mutiny, heroic resistance and mass
murder, exposing the violence and ambition that accompanied early European
ventures into Australian waters.
The ship’s story is also one of a massive global supply chain – part of which
has remained hidden until now. In our new study published in the
Journal of
Archaeological Science: Reports, we trace the origins of some of the Batavia’s
most important cargo: massive sandstone blocks.
The tiny crystal preserved in these rocks help paint a detailed picture of
lives, labour and global connections nearly 400 years ago."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
