COLOMBO, Sept. 3 -- US Ambassador Julie Chung and Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious, and Cultural Affairs, Dr Hiniduma Sunil Senevi, on Wednesday (3) inaugurated the Godawaya Shipwreck Exhibition at the BMICH in Colombo.

Exhibition, staged in collaboration with the Maritime Archaeology Unit (MAU) of Central Cultural Fund, marks the culmination of the multi-year Godawaya Shipwreck Project, funded through the US Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP). The initiative focused on documenting and conserving artefacts from the oldest known wooden shipwreck in the Asia-Pacific region, dating back more than 2,100 years.

Speaking at the launch, Ambassador Chung said maritime heritage was a story of connection, and that today's US-Sri...