The Pontian Boat is widely regarded as one of the earliest known archaeological examples of a lashed-lug boat in Southeast Asia. It was found by Arthur Evans in 1926 in ther river Pontian. With radiocarbon dates placing it between the 3rd and 5th centuries AD.

lashed-lug technique
Archaeological analysis indicates that the Pontian Boat was constructed using the lashed-lug technique characteristic of early Austronesian maritime technology. The preserved planks show raised internal lugs with perforations through which frames and other structural elements would have been lashed using vegetal fibre.

The hull appears to have been built from local hardwood, identified by researchers as a type of merawan, a timber widely distributed in the Malay Peninsula and surrounding islands. No metal fastenings were recorded in the surviving sections, suggesting that the hull relied primarily on wooden components and lashings for structural integrity.

Oldest example in Malaysia is the Pontian boat, discovered in Pahang by Arthur Evans in 1926 and dated to the 3rd-5th century.

The surviving timbers of the Pontian Boat are curated by museum authorities in Malaysia and are associated with displays on regional and state history. Exhibitions and popular writings frequently refer to the vessel as one of the oldest known boat remains in Southeast Asia and as an important symbol of Malaysia's maritime heritage

• Gibson-Hill, C.A. (1952).
  Further Notes on the Old Boat found at Pontian, in Southern Pahang.
  Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, Vol. 25, No. 1 (158) (August, 1952).
  pp 111-133.
• Zainuddin Baco, Baszley Bee B. Basrah Bee and Stephen Chia.
  ARKEOLOGI MARITIM: KAPAL KARAM DI SEMENANJUNG MALAYSIA.