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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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!

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 ...

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 ...