东南亚海域是历史上亚洲贸易和交换的主要区域。不可避免的,这片海域也是沉船集中的地方。在考古发现的早期和中世纪亚洲贸易的所有商品中,陶瓷是保存最好的。借助于考古发现,我们对于亚洲陶瓷的认知,以及对于历史上海洋贸易和航海技术的了解,都得到很大的扩展。1987年,笔者发表了《东南亚的 Southeast Asian waters are historically the main trade and exchange region in Asia. Inevitably, this sea area is also where the shipwreck is concentrated. Ceramics are best preserved among all the commodities that were discovered during the archeology and traded in the Middle Ages in the Middle Ages. With the aid of archaeological discoveries, our knowledge of Asian ceramics and our understanding of the history of maritime trade and nautical technology have all greatly expanded. In 1987, I published "Southeast Asia