Marine archaeologists have declared the detection of the possible location of the once powerful Kingdom of Srevyjaya and its treasures. Buddhist empire mysteriously disappeared in about the XIV century.
Local fishermen, who regularly dive into the Musi River on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, accidentally stumbled on the treasures. According to Wreckwatch, they found various valuable items: from the Buddhist statue of the VIII century, inlaid by gems, to jewelry, including gold rings, earrings and necklaces.
The shallow water also found various bronze and golden figurines, hammers with a demonic collapse, ceremonial gold rings, covered with rubies, decorated four-spin scepters and sophisticated golden knots swords. “Over the past five years, we have many unusual items. Coins of different eras, gold and Buddhist statues, precious stones – everything I could read in Saintbad-Seavoise and what seemed like fiction. But all this is real,” said British archaeologist Sean Kingsley.
According to the expert, the find finally proves that Srivyjaya was the “water world” and that its inhabitants lived on the river, as recorded in ancient texts. But when civilization fell into decay, their wooden houses, palaces and temples sank along with all the property, writes The Guardian.
As Kingzley explained, the kingdom at the peak of its development was controlled by the sea arteries of the Silk Road, which united China, Southeast Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Arabian Peninsula, Somalia, Egypt and Europe. “For more than 300 years, Srviji rulers dominated the trade routes between the Middle East and China,” the archaeologist explained, adding that the Golden Island became an international intersection for the best goods of the time, and his rulers had accumulated legendary wealth.
Why the kingdom disappeared, is unknown. Scientists suggest that it could become a victim of volcanic activity in Indonesia or, perhaps, the strong currents of the river ultimately “absorbed the entire city. The specialist stressed that if official excavations were not conducted, the evidence that could answer questions will be lost. .
Treasures found by fishermen are simply sold, and the archaeologists cannot explore them properly. As a result, the artifacts fall into the hands of collectors. As Kingsley noted, the discovered story of the takeoff and the fall of Srvijiei again dies, did not have time to tell the world.