A news feature showing you why you should skip the malls for the Niah Caves.
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Abandoning the malls and discovering the Caves
Brunei fm, 28 Feb 2010
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Taking a walk through Niah caves
March 11th, 2010
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Tags: Niah Caves, Sarawak
Malaysian museum opens ceramics exhibition
March 10th, 2010
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Ceramics from Malaysia’s sunken shipwrecks are exhibited at the National Museum.
Ceramics from sunken ships on display at National Museum
New Straits Times, 27 February 2010
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Tags: ceramics, National Museum Malaysia, Shipwrecks
CFP: Global Crossroads – The Port Clusters of Southeast Asia and the Middle East
March 10th, 2010
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The Port Clusters of Southeast Asia and the Middle East
Dates: 27-29 July 2010
Venue: Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore
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Tags: Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre, The Port Clusters of Southeast Asia and the Middle East
Hanoi Citadel gets funding for preservation
March 9th, 2010
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Unesco funds over a million (US?) dollars for the preservation of Thang Long Citadel.
Over $1.2 million to preserve Thang Long Royal Citadel
Vietnam Net Bridge, 26 February 2010
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Vietnamese collector showcases ancient swords
March 9th, 2010
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An antique collector opens an exhibition showcasing his collection of ancient swords, including 37 Vietnamese examples.
Dong Son style swords on display at the Thanh Hoa provincial museum
Journey through history with antique swords
Viet Nam News, 26 February 2010
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Toba’s eruption provides snapshot to life in India 74,000 years ago
March 8th, 2010
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Archaeologist have a developed a clearer picture of what life in India was like, 74,000 years ago before and after the massive supervolcano eruption of Toba in Sumatra.
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New archaeological sites reveal life after ancient Toba eruption
The Star, 23 February 2010
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Tags: India, Middle Palaeolithic, Toba eruption
Chinese archaeologists to search for Cheng Ho’s fleet in Africa
March 8th, 2010
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Agencies in China and Kenya penned an agreement last month to investigate the cultural links between China and Kenya in Kenya’s Lamu Archpelago, which include an exploration of sunken ships from Admiral Cheng Ho’s (Zheng He) treasure fleet.
Chinese experts to explore sunken ships from Cheng Ho’s fleet in Africa
People’s Daily Online, 24 February 2010
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Tags: Cheng Ho, Kenya National Museum, National Museum of China, Peking University's School of Archaeology and Museology, treasure fleet, Zheng He
