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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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Let’s face it. If you’re reading this site, you’re probably going to watch Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - and love it.Never mind that Indy’s archaeological methods are questionable at best - at least the Nazis took measurements at Raiders of the Lost Ark; never mind that Indy has never had ...
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Sad news. Southeast Asian Ceramics museum director Roxanna Brown passed away in prison after an apparent heart attack. She was being indicted for wire fraud on an ongoing investigation into smuggled antiquities from Ban Chiang turning up in Californian museums.Indicted museum director found dead at WA federal prisonThe Seattle Times, 14 May 2008A Thailand museum ...
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We’ve got a good mix of stories from the web this week, from the old name of Thailand (Thailand), Cambodia (ceramics and temples) and Malaysia (dying traditions). photo credit: joejiang.sgEver thought of Siam as the old name of Thailand? Andy shows us that the name ‘Thailand’ goes back much further than we already thought.The International ...
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The Ayala Museum in Makati, Philippines is showcasing over a thousand years of Philippine material culture and history of contact with other cultures in a special permanent exhibition showcasing gold, ceramics and textiles.An exhibition to die forCebu Daily News, 15 May 2008Ayala Museum dubs it the exhibition you have all been waiting for a thousand ...
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From the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore:BUDDHISM ACROSS ASIA: NETWORKS OF MATERIAL, INTELLECTUAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGEFebruary 16-18, 2009 Hosted by Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, SingaporeProposals are invited for papers based on original research and using primary sources on any of the following themes:1. Education and centers of learning (such as, …
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A selection of archaeology-related books, new to the catalogue of Select Books, a specialised publisher and retailer of books pertaining to Southeast Asia. For ordering info, please visit the Select Books website.043005 Early Southeast Asia: Selected Essays. Wolters, O. W.; Craig J. Reynolds (ed.). Us. 2008. 236pp. pb. $65.00 (This collection of previously published essays ...
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The Bangkok Post carried a feature on one of Thailand’s most-cherished World Heritage Sites, the ancient city of Ayutthaya. Read on to find out more about this Venice of the East! photo credit: Sancho PapaGlimpses of past glorySightseeing highlights in a town that was once a metropolisBangkok Post, 29 May 2008Link no longer availableGlimpses of ...
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From Reyum, the Institute of Arts and Culture in Cambodia, a public lecture will be given on Friday on the drainage system in ancient temples. The talk will be in Khmer.Show on mapShow on map
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A setback for the border talks between Cambodia and Thailand; formal and informal talks have been postponed indefinitely due to the current political crisis in Thailand.Cambodia says temple talks off due to crisisBangkok Post, 28 August 2008Informal talks between Bangkok and Phnom Penh over disputed border areas were halted abruptly and scheduled formal talks postponed ...
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Peter Brown, one of the discoverers of the hobbit hominid skeleton from Liang Bua cave in Flores posts a robust -and credible - defence against the charge that the Hobbit underwent dental work. He posts his rebuttal on his website, along with high-resolution photos which you can read here.The tooth, and nothing but!
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Archaeology doesn’t necessarily have to go way back thousands of years to understand the lives and times of people who lived before - sometimes it’s as recent as World War II, as revealed by a cache of Australian military relics unearthed in Sabah. They are the grim remnants of the infamous Sandakan Death Marches, which ...Show on map
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The US State department donates almost a million dollars to restore the eastern elevation of the Angkor temple, Phnom Bakheng.Sacred Cambodian Temple Receives U.S. Grant for Repair ProjectBloomberg, 07 June 2008A sacred temple in the historic Cambodian city of Angkor has received a $978,700 U.S. grant to undergo the second phase of a restoration project.The ...Show on map
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Metal-age artefacts discovered in central Myanmar may provide an insight into the introduction of bronze and transition to iron in ancient times.Bronze Age and Iron Age artifacts unearthed in MyanmarMyanmar News.net, 18 August 2008A team of archaeologists has unearthed ancient artifacts from the Bronze Age and the Iron Age in Myanmar.Found in Thazi township in ...
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Vietnamese archaeologist Tran Ky-Phuong will give a public lecture later this month as part of the Singapore National Library’s Lee Kong Chian Fellowship series.Interactions between …
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Beads, names, and tattoos. We give them all a Southeast Asian slant in this week’s rojak! photo credit: zephyr_jizaCrewcut75 takes a walk through the Prambanan temples, which were damaged by an earthquake in 2006Andy discusses an old reference by King Mongkut of Siam who complains about the inconsistency of the name PhetchaburiWe also continue along ...
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