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  • Have Sumatran fishing crews found the fabled Island of Gold?

    10/23/2021 1:48:07 AM PDT · by blueplum · 15 replies
    The Guardian uK ^ | 22 October 2021 | Dalya Alberge
    It was a fabled kingdom known in ancient times as the Island of Gold, a civilisation with untold wealth that explorers tried in vain to find long after its unexplained disappearance from history around the 14th century. The site of Srivijaya may finally have been found – by local fishing crews carrying out night-time dives on the Musi River near Palembang on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Their extraordinary catches are treasures ranging from a lifesize eighth-century Buddhist statue studded with precious gems – worth millions of pounds – to jewels worthy of kings....