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20-07-2014, 08:20 PM
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http://www.straitstimes.com/news/sin...splay-20140719 (http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/more-singapore-stories/story/artefacts-bukit-brown-graves-go-display-20140719)
Artefacts from Bukit Brown graves go on display
Items retrieved offer a glimpse of Singapore's history and traditions
Published on Jul 19, 2014 8:07 AM
More than 2,000 artefacts have been unearthed from Bukit Brown Cemetery since last year and a selection of these will go on display from today.
The items were retrieved from the more than 3,000 graves that have been exhumed since late last year to make way for a new road. The 233ha cemetery is home to nearly 100,000 graves.
Common objects dug out include miniature clay and porcelain vessels, replicas of cookware for use in the afterlife and accessories, such as jade and silver bangles, hairpins, as well as brooches used by Peranakan women to fasten their sarong kebaya.
The cemetery, which houses Singapore's oldest graves, has been held up for its rich biodiversity, cultural traditions and the unique architecture of its tombs. It also tells the story of Singapore's migrant history, with many prominent pioneers buried there.
- See more at: http://www.straitstimes.com/news/sin....ZVgzcH4A.dpuf (http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/more-singapore-stories/story/artefacts-bukit-brown-graves-go-display-20140719#sthash.ZVgzcH4A.dpuf)
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://sammyboy.com/showthread.php?186248-Tomb-raiders-in-Singapore-display-their-loots&goto=newpost).
http://www.straitstimes.com/news/sin...splay-20140719 (http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/more-singapore-stories/story/artefacts-bukit-brown-graves-go-display-20140719)
Artefacts from Bukit Brown graves go on display
Items retrieved offer a glimpse of Singapore's history and traditions
Published on Jul 19, 2014 8:07 AM
More than 2,000 artefacts have been unearthed from Bukit Brown Cemetery since last year and a selection of these will go on display from today.
The items were retrieved from the more than 3,000 graves that have been exhumed since late last year to make way for a new road. The 233ha cemetery is home to nearly 100,000 graves.
Common objects dug out include miniature clay and porcelain vessels, replicas of cookware for use in the afterlife and accessories, such as jade and silver bangles, hairpins, as well as brooches used by Peranakan women to fasten their sarong kebaya.
The cemetery, which houses Singapore's oldest graves, has been held up for its rich biodiversity, cultural traditions and the unique architecture of its tombs. It also tells the story of Singapore's migrant history, with many prominent pioneers buried there.
- See more at: http://www.straitstimes.com/news/sin....ZVgzcH4A.dpuf (http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/more-singapore-stories/story/artefacts-bukit-brown-graves-go-display-20140719#sthash.ZVgzcH4A.dpuf)
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://sammyboy.com/showthread.php?186248-Tomb-raiders-in-Singapore-display-their-loots&goto=newpost).