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The Vietnamese government has completed its documentation of the ancient capital of Thang Long (Ha Noi), required for submission to UNESCO for World Heritage consideration.Royal citadel’s …
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A rare statue of a bronze tiger, made in a sleeping position, was discovered in Ha Tinh province of Vietnam. The bronze tiger is thought to belong to the Sa Huynh culture, which are thought to be the precursor to the Chams. (You can check out some Sa Huynh artefacts that were on display at ...Show on map
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Vietnam has its share of mysterious mummies too - this one is from Ho Chi Minh City, apparently an aristocrat who died over 140 years ago.A Vietnamese MummyThanh Nien News, 23 May 2008According to Dr. Ba Trung Phu, head of the Display and Propaganda Division of the museum, the mummy was discovered in an ancient ...
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This article in the Nation reminisces about how much Angkor has changed in the last 10 years, having seen a tenfold increase in visitors from 1998 to 2008. One thing’s for sure, one can no longer take those romanticised pictures of temple ruins sitting quietly in the jungle. photo credit: IIZUKA naoAlone once, and lost ...
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An ancient tomb, thought to date to the 16th century, was discovered in the Thua Thien-Hue province of Vietnam.Old tomb discovered in Thua Thien-HueVOV News, 19 December 2008An ancient tomb has been uncovered in Quang Cong commune, Quang Dien district, central Thua Thien-Hue province, the Revolutionary History Museum said on December 16.Workers of the provincial ...
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2012 for me looks set with plenty of movement. This year is meant to be my fieldwork year and I hope to be working in a number of sites in Thailand, Cambodia and Laos. Rather than flying out of Canberra for these separate trips, I’m basing myself back in Singapore for a good part of ...
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So I’m enjoying my year-end break a little too much… and I’ll resume normal postings with the new year, once I get settled down again. For the last post of the year, here’s a roundup of the stories from the past two weeks. Happy new year! Cambodia Police break up a prayer ceremony at Angkor ...
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Sorry for the lack of updates this week dear readers, I am taking a little holiday in Vietnam. I hope to be back with the news sometime next week. Happy Holidays (and Christmas, if you celebrate it)!
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A team from Unesco recently inspected the damage done to Preah Vihear after this year’s fighting between Cambodia and Thailand over the territory. UNESCO team views Preah Vihear damage Phnom Penh Post, 15 December 2011 More than a dozen UNESCO volunteers visited the Preah Vihear temple yesterday to determine the extent of damages that resulted ...
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Archaeologists discover the remains of a 600-year-old wall within the compound of the World-heritage listed Thang Long Citadel. 600-year-old wall found at heritage site Tuoi Tre News, 15 D …
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