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Problems Related to Archaeology |
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Archeological discoveries and researches in Singapore are required to shed light on the ancient past of this marvelous Southeast Asian city and know about its connections with other parts of Asia. The archeological findings in Singapore started back from 1984. It was Dr. John Miksic who excavated Fort Canning and unearthed several antique artifacts providing a glimpse of the early culture and history of Singapore. With time a large number of excavations have been undertaken in several sites like Fort Tanjong Katon, St. Andrew's Cathedral, Istana Kampong Galam,
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Fort Canning, Padang, Colombo Court, Saint John's Isalnd, Singapore Management University Campus, Duxton Hill and old Parliament House. But still there exists certain problems related to archaeology in Singapore that need to be removed for development of archaeology and related aspects in Singapore.
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It is evident from the present archaeological discoveries that Singapore existed around 1300 A.D. It experienced a golden era of about a century. The empire started languishing during the Melaka Sultanate, and was in the oblivion around 1600 A.D. There is the need of further researches and excavations in archaeology. But the archeological researches in Singapore have become stagnant due certain problems related to archaeology. One of the major problems related to archaeology is the absence of state or government archaeologists. There is no rule of employing state archaeologist in the country.
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Due to lack of government support there is no proper place to preserve and take care of the archeological artifacts. The excavated stuffs are stored here and there in community clubs, storehouses or local offices that took part in the excavations. There is also no legislation requiring official authorizations of the archeologists before undertaking an excavation venture. Archeological problems in Singapore should be mitigated in order to carry on researches in an unhindered an organized way.
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