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New studies have also shown that the stone could have dated back to 1000 years ago, and that a post-colonial nation could be the ones responsible for the writing on the stone allowing us to revisit the aspects of history and heritage for fresh interpretations.

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This suggests that foreigners had been there as the writing has no connection to native languages.

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Q1. Give a brief description of the artifact. What was the artifact used for?

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Q1. Give a brief description of the artifact. What was the artifact used for?

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The artifact has been in used trade by the people of South-East Asia even before the arrival of the Chinese and Indian traders. They exchanged spices such as cinnamon, cardamon, and cloves. After the Portuguese and the Dutch's arrival in Southeast Asia, the British came and took interest in the spice trade in Southeast Asia as they were establishing trading settlements and factories in India in 1612. The British traders worked for a trading company called British East India Company ( EIC ). The British were then competing against the Dutch's control on the monopoly of the spice trade. After the British gained control over the spice trade and made Singapore a trading port, traders from China, India, the Malay Archipelago and beyond came to trade one of those items were spices which were seen as a profitable item from the British.

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Q3. Why would you say so? Provide an explanation of at least 30 words to support your inference.

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Q3. Why would you say so? Provide an explanation of at least 30 words to support your inference.

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I say this as originally, the Dutch had control over the spice trade but the British saw profit in the trade and decided to search for a strategically located place to establish a trading port that will break the Dutch monopoly thus making them money and so in conclusion the spice were considered crucial to that time.

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1)Give a brief description of the artefact. What was the artefact used for?
Instead of paper money, the people in China used these coins as currency. These ancient coins were usually made out of copper, iron, gold and silver, with different weight, shapes and marks.

2)What does this artefact tell you about what Singapore was like before 1819?
The artefact tells me that in the 14th to 15th centuries, these coins were used between Singapore and China as a form of currency and as a form of payment in Singapore, a form of economic activity.

3)Why would you say so? Provide an explanation of atleast 30 words to support your inference
I would day this as during the 14th to 15th century, China and Singapore had an economic connection, and in order to be able to do that, they had to have the same kind of currency. Therefore, they had to use these kinds of chinese coins.

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This is because since the Bunga emas  is used as a gift in exchange for protection and we only need protection when we are at risk of being attack or had been attacked before, thus Bunga emas tells me that Singapore was probably at risk of being attack or was attack before ,before 1819.

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This artifact tells me that Singapore before 1819 has probably been attacked a multiple of times or have the risk of being attacked and thus resulted in giving Bunga wmas to other more powerful rulers in exchange for protection.

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The artifact is a golden Malay tree. Bunga emas is a form of tree which is 18 m tall and have 4 boughs which have 3 branches on each bough and at the end of each bough is a 4 petal golden flower. Bunga emas is used by the Malay sultan as a gift to powerful rulers , in exchange for protection for external threats. The Bunga emas was usually given every 3 year

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The artifact I have chosen is the GOLDEN ARMLET

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The artifact I have chosen is the GOLDEN ARMLET

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1. Give a brief description of the artifact. What was the artifact used for?

The artifact is a East Javanese -style jewellery  that was discovered in 1928  when  British engineers were digging up  Fort Canning to build a new reservoir.There is where they unearthed three items .Two  are what that look like earrings and the third is a armlet.The square piece in the middle of the armlet  bears details depicting the god  representing time and destruction  Kala in the Hindu -Javanese  mythology. Kala is a protective symbol which traditionally adorns the top of main entrances of temples, and is still found in many parts of Indonesia.  The armlet also has flexible chains, some of which were already broken when it was discovered. The earrings, each with a socket joint and wire hinge, are set with diamonds.These item are also known as 'Majaphit Gold'  .This is because in the 14th century Singapore,which was then known as Temasek ,was under the political and cultural ambit of the East Java-based kingdom of Majapahit.

2.What  does this artifact tells you  about what Singapore was like before 1819?INFERENCE
The artifact tells me that Singapore before 1819 had political and cultural connections with the world as the this set of  East-Javanese jewellery is from the 14th century when the East-Java based empire of Majapahit which reached its peak from  1350 to 1389.This evidence from 'recorded that the ornaments were lying just beneath the top of the pre-colonial soil strata, indicating their existence before the British arrived in 1819. 'This shows that Singapore had political and cultural connections before the Sir Stamford Raffles came to Singapore.

3.What would you say so?Provide an explanation of at least 30 words to support your inference.
This is because  the golden armlet was found when evacuating Fort Canning Hill ,which  was then known as  Bukit Larangan,as the British was digging to build a reservoir. The armlet bears a repoussé plaque of the Javanese kala, a protective symbol which traditionally adorns the top of main entrances of temples, and is still found in many parts of Indonesia.Showing that there was political connections during the Majapahit Empire.

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Q2. What does this artifact tell you about Singapore was like before 1819.

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Q2. What does this artifact tell you about Singapore was like before 1819.

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This artifact tells me that it was something many people wanted to utilize to make profits from it. This artifact plays an important role in the monopoly during the 14th and 15th century.

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An ancient relic, the Singapore Stone is a slab of sandstone that was a large boulder discovered in June 1819 in Singapore. It was blown up in 1843 to widen the mouth of the river. It featured about 50 lines of yet-to-be-deciphered ancient script that points to a possible extension of the Majapahit civilisation on the island of Singapore. The Singapore Stone is currently displayed at the National Museum Of Singapore.