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19 June 2006 (Jakarta Post) – I had not known that the Keris has been declared a world heritage item. Bentara Budaya hosts keris lovers More than 500 krises, or kerises as they are locally known, are on display at the Bentara Budaya Jakarta until June 23. The 10-day exhibition showcases traditional daggers up to [...] Archaeological potential in Sabah? [...] 19 May 2006 (The Independent) - After 500 years, sheer chance reunites head and body of Hindu statue in Paris A wife of the Hindu god Shiva, decapitated in Cambodia in the 15th century, finally has her head back, after it was discovered 500 years later on the other side of the world. A Paris [...] The theory of the Hobbit man, or Homo floresiensis is under debate now as primatologist Robert Martin questions if this is not a new species, but instead a modern human suffering from microcephaly which results in small body and brain size. [...] 18 May 2006 (Thanh Nien Daily) - Da Lat hosts Central Highland cultural heritage display An exhibition of cultural artifacts of Vietnam’s Central Highlands region opened Thursday in the resort town of Da Lat in Lam Dong province. On display are also a Dong Son bronze drum unearthed in Dak Lak province, and artifacts excavated [...] 18 May 2006 (Jakarta Post) - ‘Treasures of Bali’ launched The Bali Museum Association has just launched a new guide book to museums in Bali titled Treasures of Bali. The first of its kind, the 192-page volume was a collaborative work and the production of owners and managers of all museums in Bali. Related [...] Another piece on the restoration of Baphuon in Cambodia. [...] 17 May 2006 (Mail & Guardian Online) - Cambodia’s tomb raiders threaten Iron Age heritage As tomb raiders plunder Iron Age treasures — beads, gold ornaments and even the bones from burial mounds — archaeologists warn that Cambodia’s rich pre-Angkorian heritage will be completely lost within three years. Hundreds, if not more, of the 4 [...] 16 May 2006 (Nhan Dhan) - Another ancient bronze drum found in Central Highlands Another ancient bronze drum believed to belong to the Dong Son Culture some 2,000 years ago has been unearthed in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lac. Related Books: The Bronze Age of Southeast Asia (Cambridge World Archaeology) by C. [...] A podcast featuring Australian archaeologist Roland Fletcher talking about the colossal scale of the Angkor civilsation. [...] |
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