Uncovering Maritime History Beneath the Waves U.S. Embassy and Sri Lanka's Maritime Archaeology Unit Dive to Ancient Godawaya shipwreck
Sri Lanka, March 28 -- U.S. Ambassador Julie Chung and Senior Archeology Officer of the Central Cultural Fund's Maritime Archeology Unit Rasika Muthucumarana, inspecting the site of the Godawaya shipwreck.
U.S. Ambassador Julie Chung alongside members of the Central Cultural Fund at the staging site for the conservation work on the Godawaya shipwreck.
The U.S. Embassy in Colombo, in partnership with the Central Cultural Fund's Maritime Archaeology Unit, has undertaken a significant step in preserving Sri Lanka's rich maritime history through the conservation and documentation of the Godawaya Shipwreck, the oldest known shipwreck in the Asia-Pacific region. The initiative, funded by the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation, un...
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