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Pre-Parameswara era ship wooden plank discovery sheds new light on Melaka history

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Pre-Parameswara era ship wooden plank discovery sheds new light on Melaka historBy Bernama

October 31, 2025 @ 11:15pm

A wooden plank believed to be a fragment of a ship’s hull, discovered at Pulau Melaka here. PIC BY BERNAMA

MELAKA: The discovery of a wooden plank believed to be a part of a vessel found in Pulau Melaka here is expected to shed new light on the history and maritime activities in Melaka before Parameswara's arrival in the area.

The extraordinary find during an excavation by the National Heritage Department (JWM), with the cooperation of the Melaka Museum Corporation (Perzim) and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), is believed to be part of a 1,200 to 1,300 year-old ship belonging to noblity, predating Melaka's official history that began around 1262 or the 13th century.