Archive for January, 2007

FSU anthropologist confirms ‘Hobbit’ indeed a separate species

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007 Posted in Indonesia, Paleontology, Prehistory | No Comments »

30 January 2007 (Eureka Alerts, BBC) - A new development in the Hobbit debate, paleoneurologist Dean Falk from Florida State University concluded that the Hobbit is indeed a new species, ... Read more..

Preservation plans unveiled for subterranean ancient town

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007 Posted in UNESCO World Heritage, Vietnam | No Comments »

29 January 2007 (Thanh Nien News) - Remains of an ancient town found underneath the Hoi An Town (a World Heritage Site by itself) will be preserved and studied by ... Read more..

Historical Treasure Troves Looted: West and Central Java

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007 Posted in Indonesia | No Comments »

21 January 2007 (Jakarta Post and Reuters, by way of planetmole.org) - New archaeological finds in Java are being looted by local villagers, with reports of hundreds of kilogrammes of ... Read more..

The ruins of Sambor Prei Kuk

Sunday, January 28th, 2007 Posted in Cambodia | No Comments »

27 January 2007 (The Star) - Funny how the temple of Sambor Prei Kuk (Sambo Prey Kok in previous posts) keep coming up one after another. This is a travel ... Read more..

Angkor revamp: India’s loss, China’s gain

Sunday, January 28th, 2007 Posted in Cambodia | No Comments »

28 January 2007 (The Times of India) - Angkor revamp: India's loss, China's gain China and Japan are in a race to grab a larger portion of the restoration work at Angkor ... Read more..



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