eLibrary: Cirebon Shipwreck
The Cirebon shipwreck carried a dazzling cargo—but our exhibition tells a different story. We focus on what was lost: archaeological context, accountability, and access. Through documented evidence and ethical reflection, this underwater exhibition explores how a 10th-century treasure ship became a cautionary tale in the global history of maritime heritage.
This is the latest version of an electronic library of resources supporting the exhibition. It offers free and immediate access to online resources for anyone wanting to explore further the context of the museum’s artifacts. As the museum develops, more resources, in more languages, will be added.
NOTE: Some of these links come from Academia.edu and Researchgate.net. These require a free one-time registration. To research further yourselves, you may consider registering with Jstore.org which gives limited but free monthly access to its collections
Articles
Hall, K.R., 2010. Indonesia's evolving international relationships in the ninth to early eleventh centuries: Evidence from contemporary shipwrecks and epigraphy. Indonesia, (90), pp.15-45.
Krzemnicki, M.S., Cartier, L.E. and Hajdas, I. 2017 Radiocarbon Age Dating of 1,000-Year-Old Pearls from the Cirebon Shipwreck (Java, Indonesia), Journal of Gemmology, 35, 8, 728-736
Leibner, H.H. 2014 The Siren of Cirebon A Tenth-Century Trading Vessel Lost in the Java Sea. PhD Thesis, Leeds University and Figures and Data
Leibner, H.H. 2022 Cargoes for Java: Interpreting Two 10th Century Shipwreck
Marbun, J., 2011, December. An advocacy approach on underwater heritage in Indonesia, case study: an auction on underwater heritage from Cirebon waters in 2010. In Proceedings of the Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage (pp. 565-574).
Nayati, W., 2011. Understanding Behind Shipwrecks: Filling the Missing Gap of Local History'. In Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage (Manila).
Swan, C., 2020. From sand to sea: tracing the production and trade of glass beads from the 10th-century CE Cirebon shipwreck in the Java Sea. Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean, 29(1).
Taim, E.A.P., 2016. Keramik Muatan Kapal Karam Cirebon: Sebaran di Situs-Situs Arkeologi Sumatera Bagian Selatan. KALPATARU, 25(1), pp.29-44.