What did Raffles see in Singapore - Part 5 of 5
Channel: Archaeology Unit
Date: 2013-02-06

Part 1: http://youtu.be/-lXvo7u3v2E

What Did Raffles See in Singapore?
Date: Saturday 2nd February, 2013
Time: 02:00 PM -- 04:00 PM
Venue: Possibility Room, National Library Building (Level 5)
About: Apart from an idyllic fishing village, what greeted Raffles, Farquhar and the early European pioneers when they landed in Singapore? Examining the few extant historical sources and clues from archaeological remains, this talk investigates what Singapore was like before and after Raffles' arrival. 

This talk was given in association with the NLB exhibition entitled, "Raffles' Letters: Intrigues behind the Founding of Singapore."

About the Speaker
Lim Chen Sian is currently Visiting Research Fellow with the Archaeology Unit, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. Over the past decade he was extensively involved in salvage excavation projects in Singapore, leading all the major digs since 2006.