diff --git a/source/NBT.cpp b/source/NBT.cpp
index c48124cb3..c600a1868 100644
--- a/source/NBT.cpp
+++ b/source/NBT.cpp
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@ cNBTTag * cNBTTag::CreateTag(cNBTTag * a_Parent, eTagType a_Type, const AString
 
 
 
-cNBTTag * cNBTTag::FindChildByPath(const AString & iPath)
+const cNBTTag * cNBTTag::FindChildByPath(const AString & iPath) const
 {
 	size_t PrevIdx = 0;
 	size_t idx = iPath.find('\\');
-	cNBTTag * res = this;
+	const cNBTTag * res = this;
 	while ((res != NULL) && (idx != AString::npos))
 	{
 		res = res->FindChildByName(AString(iPath, PrevIdx, idx - PrevIdx));
@@ -191,9 +191,9 @@ cNBTTag * cNBTList::GetChildByIdx(size_t iIndex)
 
 
 
-cNBTTag * cNBTList::FindChildByName(const AString & a_Name)
+cNBTTag * cNBTList::FindChildByName(const AString & a_Name) const
 {
-	for (cNBTTags::iterator itr = m_Children.begin(); itr != m_Children.end(); ++itr)
+	for (cNBTTags::const_iterator itr = m_Children.begin(); itr != m_Children.end(); ++itr)
 	{
 		if ((*itr)->GetName() == a_Name)
 		{
@@ -260,9 +260,9 @@ cNBTTag * cNBTCompound::GetChildByIdx(size_t iIndex)
 
 
 
-cNBTTag * cNBTCompound::FindChildByName(const AString & a_Name)
+cNBTTag * cNBTCompound::FindChildByName(const AString & a_Name) const
 {
-	for (cNBTTags::iterator itr = m_Children.begin(); itr != m_Children.end(); ++itr)
+	for (cNBTTags::const_iterator itr = m_Children.begin(); itr != m_Children.end(); ++itr)
 	{
 		if ((*itr)->GetName() == a_Name)
 		{
@@ -580,6 +580,7 @@ int cNBTParser::ReadTag(const char ** a_Data, int * a_Length, cNBTTag::eTagType
 	return ERROR_PRIVATE_NBTPARSER_BADTYPE;
 }
 
+#undef CASE_SIMPLE_TAG
 
 
 
@@ -618,3 +619,85 @@ cNBTTree * cNBTParser::Parse(const char * a_Data, int a_Length)
 
 
 
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Dumping the NBT tree (debug-only)
+
+#ifdef _DEBUG
+
+#define CASE_SIMPLE_TAG(TYPE,FMT) \
+	case cNBTTag::TAG_##TYPE: \
+	{ \
+		AString out; \
+		Printf(out, "%sTAG_" TEXT(#TYPE) TEXT("(\"%hs\"): %") TEXT(FMT) TEXT("\n"), Indent.c_str(), a_Tree->GetName().c_str(), ((cNBT##TYPE *)a_Tree)->m_Value); \
+		OutputDebugString(out.c_str()); \
+		break; \
+	}
+	
+void DumpTree(const cNBTTree * a_Tree, int a_Level)
+{
+	AString Indent(a_Level, TEXT(' '));
+	HANDLE hOut = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
+	switch (a_Tree->GetType())
+	{
+		CASE_SIMPLE_TAG(Byte,  "d")
+		CASE_SIMPLE_TAG(Short, "d")
+		CASE_SIMPLE_TAG(Int,   "d")
+		CASE_SIMPLE_TAG(Long,   "I64d")
+		CASE_SIMPLE_TAG(Float,  "f")
+		CASE_SIMPLE_TAG(Double, "f")
+		
+		case cNBTTag::TAG_ByteArray:
+		{
+			AString out;
+			Printf(out, "%sTAG_ByteArray(\"%hs\"): %d bytes\n", Indent.c_str(), a_Tree->GetName().c_str(), ((cNBTByteArray *)a_Tree)->m_Value.size());
+			OutputDebugString(out.c_str());
+			break;
+		}
+		
+		case cNBTTag::TAG_String:
+		{
+			AString out;
+			Printf(out, "%sTAG_String(\"%hs\"): %d bytes: \"%hs\"\n", Indent.c_str(), a_Tree->GetName().c_str(), ((cNBTString *)a_Tree)->m_Value.size(), ((cNBTString *)a_Tree)->m_Value.c_str());
+			OutputDebugString(out.c_str());
+			break;
+		}
+		
+		case cNBTTag::TAG_List:
+		{
+			const cNBTTags & Children = ((cNBTList *)a_Tree)->GetChildren();
+			AString out;
+			Printf(out, "%sTAG_List(\"%hs\"): %d items of type %d\n%s{\n", Indent.c_str(), a_Tree->GetName().c_str(), Children.size(), ((cNBTList *)a_Tree)->GetChildrenType(), Indent.c_str());
+			OutputDebugString(out.c_str());
+			for (cNBTTags::const_iterator itr = Children.begin(); itr != Children.end(); ++itr)
+			{
+				DumpTree(*itr, a_Level + 1);
+			}  // for itr - Children[]
+			Printf(out, "%s}\n", Indent.c_str());
+			OutputDebugString(out.c_str());
+			break;
+		}
+
+		case cNBTTag::TAG_Compound:
+		{
+			const cNBTTags & Children = ((cNBTCompound *)a_Tree)->GetChildren();
+			AString out;
+			Printf(out, "%sTAG_Compound(\"%hs\"): %d items\n%s{\n", Indent.c_str(), a_Tree->GetName().c_str(), Children.size(), Indent.c_str());
+			OutputDebugString(out.c_str());
+			for (cNBTTags::const_iterator itr = Children.begin(); itr != Children.end(); ++itr)
+			{
+				DumpTree(*itr, a_Level + 1);
+			}  // for itr - Children[]
+			Printf(out, "%s}\n", Indent.c_str());
+			OutputDebugString(out.c_str());
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+#undef CASE_SIMPLE_TAG
+
+#endif  // _DEBUG
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/source/NBT.h b/source/NBT.h
index 5bad0492c..a05e574de 100644
--- a/source/NBT.h
+++ b/source/NBT.h
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ public:
 	
 	static cNBTTag * CreateTag(cNBTTag * a_Parent, eTagType a_Type, const AString & a_Name);  // Creates a new instance of a tag specified by iType, uses the correct class
 	
-	virtual cNBTTag * FindChildByName(const AString & a_Name) {return NULL; }
-	cNBTTag * FindChildByPath(const AString & a_Path);
+	virtual cNBTTag * FindChildByName(const AString & a_Name) const {return NULL; }
+	const cNBTTag * FindChildByPath(const AString & a_Path) const;
 } ;
 
 typedef cNBTTag cNBTTree;
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public:
 	cNBTTag *         GetChildByIdx   (size_t a_Index);
 	const cNBTTags &  GetChildren     (void) const {return m_Children; }
 	size_t            GetChildrenCount(void) const {return m_Children.size(); }
-	virtual cNBTTag * FindChildByName (const AString & a_Name) override;
+	virtual cNBTTag * FindChildByName (const AString & a_Name) const override;
 	
 	int      SetChildrenType(eTagType a_Type);  // Only valid when list empty
 	eTagType GetChildrenType(void) const {return m_ChildrenType; }
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public:
 	cNBTTag *         GetChildByIdx   (size_t a_Index);
 	const cNBTTags &  GetChildren     (void) const {return m_Children; }
 	size_t            GetChildrenCount(void) const {return m_Children.size(); }
-	virtual cNBTTag * FindChildByName (const AString & a_Name) override;
+	virtual cNBTTag * FindChildByName (const AString & a_Name) const override;
 } ;
 
 
@@ -199,3 +199,14 @@ public:
 
 
 
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Dumping the tree (DEBUG-only)
+
+#ifdef _DEBUG
+void DumpTree(const cNBTTree * a_Tree, int a_Level = 0);
+#endif  // _DEBUG
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/source/WSSAnvil.cpp b/source/WSSAnvil.cpp
index 8b0bbbae8..ce9afc652 100644
--- a/source/WSSAnvil.cpp
+++ b/source/WSSAnvil.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #include "zlib.h"
 #include "NBT.h"
 #include "BlockID.h"
+#include "cChestEntity.h"
+#include "cItem.h"
 
 
 
@@ -219,7 +221,9 @@ bool cWSSAnvil::LoadChunkFromNBT(const cChunkCoords & a_Chunk, cNBTTag & a_NBT)
 	cEntityList Entities;
 	cBlockEntityList BlockEntities;
 	
-	// TODO: Load the entities from NBT
+	// Load the entities from NBT:
+	LoadEntitiesFromNBT     (Entities,      (cNBTList *)(a_NBT.FindChildByPath("Level\\Entities")));
+	LoadBlockEntitiesFromNBT(BlockEntities, (cNBTList *)(a_NBT.FindChildByPath("Level\\TileEntities")));
 	
 	// Reorder the chunk data - walk the MCA-formatted data sequentially and copy it into the right place in the ChunkData:
 	char ChunkData[cChunk::c_BlockDataSize];
@@ -260,6 +264,124 @@ bool cWSSAnvil::LoadChunkFromNBT(const cChunkCoords & a_Chunk, cNBTTag & a_NBT)
 
 
 
+void cWSSAnvil::LoadEntitiesFromNBT(cEntityList & a_Entitites, const cNBTList * a_NBT)
+{
+	// TODO: Load the entities
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+void cWSSAnvil::LoadBlockEntitiesFromNBT(cBlockEntityList & a_BlockEntities, const cNBTList * a_NBT)
+{
+	if ((a_NBT == NULL) || (a_NBT->GetType() != cNBTTag::TAG_List))
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+	const cNBTTags & Tags = a_NBT->GetChildren();
+	
+	for (cNBTTags::const_iterator itr = Tags.begin(); itr != Tags.end(); ++itr)
+	{
+		if ((*itr)->GetType() != cNBTTag::TAG_Compound)
+		{
+			continue;
+		}
+		cNBTString * sID = (cNBTString *)((*itr)->FindChildByName("id"));
+		if (sID == NULL)
+		{
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (sID->m_Value == "Chest")
+		{
+			LoadChestFromNBT(a_BlockEntities, (cNBTCompound *)(*itr));
+		}
+		// TODO: Other block entities
+	}  // for itr - Tags[]
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+void cWSSAnvil::LoadChestFromNBT(cBlockEntityList & a_BlockEntities, const cNBTCompound * a_NBT)
+{
+	ASSERT(a_NBT != NULL);
+	ASSERT(a_NBT->GetType() == cNBTTag::TAG_Compound);
+	int x, y, z;
+	if (!GetBlockEntityNBTPos(a_NBT, x, y, z))
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+	cNBTList * Items = (cNBTList *)(a_NBT->FindChildByName("Items"));
+	if ((Items == NULL) || (Items->GetType() != cNBTTag::TAG_List))
+	{
+		return;  // Make it an empty chest
+	}
+	std::auto_ptr<cChestEntity> Chest(new cChestEntity(x, y, z, m_World));
+	const cNBTTags & ItemDefs = Items->GetChildren();
+	for (cNBTTags::const_iterator itr = ItemDefs.begin(); itr != ItemDefs.end(); ++itr)
+	{
+		cNBTByte * Slot = (cNBTByte *)((*itr)->FindChildByName("Slot"));
+		if ((Slot == NULL) || (Slot->GetType() != cNBTTag::TAG_Byte))
+		{
+			continue;
+		}
+		cItem Item;
+		cNBTShort * ID = (cNBTShort *)((*itr)->FindChildByName("id"));
+		if ((ID == NULL) || (ID->GetType() != cNBTTag::TAG_Short))
+		{
+			continue;
+		}
+		Item.m_ItemID = (ENUM_ITEM_ID)(ID->m_Value);
+		cNBTShort * Damage = (cNBTShort *)((*itr)->FindChildByName("Damage"));
+		if ((Damage == NULL) || (Damage->GetType() != cNBTTag::TAG_Short))
+		{
+			continue;
+		}
+		Item.m_ItemHealth = Damage->m_Value;
+		cNBTByte * Count = (cNBTByte *)((*itr)->FindChildByName("Count"));
+		if ((Count == NULL) || (Count->GetType() != cNBTTag::TAG_Byte))
+		{
+			continue;
+		}
+		Item.m_ItemCount = Count->m_Value;
+		Chest->SetSlot(Slot->m_Value, Item);
+	}  // for itr - ItemDefs[]
+	a_BlockEntities.push_back(Chest.release());
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+bool cWSSAnvil::GetBlockEntityNBTPos(const cNBTCompound * a_NBT, int & a_X, int & a_Y, int & a_Z)
+{
+	cNBTInt * x = (cNBTInt *)(a_NBT->FindChildByName("x"));
+	if ((x == NULL) || (x->GetType() != cNBTTag::TAG_Int))
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+	cNBTInt * y = (cNBTInt *)(a_NBT->FindChildByName("y"));
+	if ((y == NULL) || (y->GetType() != cNBTTag::TAG_Int))
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+	cNBTInt * z = (cNBTInt *)(a_NBT->FindChildByName("z"));
+	if ((z == NULL) || (z->GetType() != cNBTTag::TAG_Int))
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+	a_X = x->m_Value;
+	a_Y = y->m_Value;
+	a_Z = z->m_Value;
+	return true;
+}
+
+
+
+
+
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // cWSSAnvil::cMCAFile:
 
diff --git a/source/WSSAnvil.h b/source/WSSAnvil.h
index f02a30119..1052d0e5a 100644
--- a/source/WSSAnvil.h
+++ b/source/WSSAnvil.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ enum
 
 // fwd: "NBT.h"
 class cNBTTag;
+class cNBTList;
+class cNBTCompound;
 
 
 
@@ -81,6 +83,17 @@ protected:
 	/// Loads the chunk from NBT data (no locking needed)
 	bool LoadChunkFromNBT(const cChunkCoords & a_Chunk, cNBTTag & a_NBT);
 	
+	/// Loads the chunk's entities from NBT data (a_NBT is the Level\\Entities list tag; may be NULL)
+	void LoadEntitiesFromNBT(cEntityList & a_Entitites, const cNBTList * a_NBT);
+	
+	/// Loads the chunk's BlockEntities from NBT data (a_NBT is the Level\\TileEntities list tag; may be NULL)
+	void LoadBlockEntitiesFromNBT(cBlockEntityList & a_BlockEntitites, const cNBTList * a_NBT);
+	
+	void LoadChestFromNBT(cBlockEntityList & a_BlockEntities, const cNBTCompound * a_NBT);
+	
+	/// Helper function for extracting the X, Y, and Z int subtags of a NBT compound; returns true if successful
+	bool GetBlockEntityNBTPos(const cNBTCompound * a_NBT, int & a_X, int & a_Y, int & a_Z);
+	
 	/// Gets the correct MCA file either from cache or from disk, manages the m_MCAFiles cache; assumes m_CS is locked
 	cMCAFile * LoadMCAFile(const cChunkCoords & a_Chunk);