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29 September 2006 (Thanh Nien News) -
Ancient burial urns found in central Vietnam Archaeologists have discovered 30 burial jars belonging to the 2,500-year-old Sa Huynh civilization in central Vietnam. The graves together with many artifacts were unearthed at the Con Dai archaeological site in Thua Thua-Hue province’s Huong Tra district. [...] 23 September 2006 (The Star) - Apsara dancers of Angkor I was surrounded by apsara everywhere I turned. They were on walls and pillars, lintels and window frames. An apsara has been variously described as a female divinity, a heavenly dancer and a celestial nymph. An apsara is skilled in dance and music, and [...] First private museum showcasing artefacts from ancient Vietnam is opened. [...] For anyone interested in maritime archaeology of the Philippines, AND happen to be at the Australian National University in Canberra, you might want to catch the public lecture by Dr. Eusebio Dizon of the National Museum in Manila, Philippines. Public Lecture Archaeology Beneath the Sea: Shipwrecks & Their Cargos in the Philippines For more than [...] A commentary by Heritage Conservation Advocates (HCA) in the Philippines about the state of archaeological looting there. Incidentally, I’ve been to Cagayan de Oro as a kid, where I was staying with some family friends at the Del Monte pineapple processing factory. [...] First it’s the dogs! Now it’s the elephants! Oh, will this repression of our animal friends never end… [...] 20 September 2006 (Vietnam Net Bridge) – This article has made me change my “cave drawings” category to “Cave Art / Rock Art”. How artists view Sapa’s ancient rock carvings Artistic interpretations of the strange rock carvings around Sapa are the theme of a photographic exhibition organized by the Fine Arts Institute, the Southeast [...] 19 September 2006 (VietNam Net Bridge) - Valuable artefacts found in Thua Thien-Hue Archaeologists have discovered more than 10 common graves with many agate balls and other artefacts in the Con Dai archaeological site, Huong Chu commune, Huong Tra district, Thua Thien-Hue province. According to the archaeologists, the newly excavated graves and artefacts at the [...] For those of you in Singapore, an opportunity for you to meet the authors of The Zheng He Epic by Select Books: Select warmly welcomes you to meet the authors of The Zheng He Epic Drs. Tan Ta Sien & Dr Chia Lin Sien (eds.) . 6.30 pm, Friday, 22 September 2006 at Select Books [...] For the convenience of tourists, Angkor Wat is now a dog free zone! But, to be fair, the Cambodian government have also acknowledged that the site is a religious temple and the last I checked, the bringing of pets to any religious site is frowned upon in any culture. [...] |
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