Wreck and cargo were found in an excellent state of preservation. The find has been kept intact and in the control of archaeologists and museologists rather than looter/collectors. The museum display sounds absolutely riveting.
Nevertheless Leow's review focusses on museological politics. The exhibition, she argues, is skillfully used to reinforce Singapore's image as a cross-roads of trade and of culture. Yet ... the wreck took place far from Singapore at a time when Singapore did not exist.
