A new development in the Hobbit debate, paleoneurologist Dean Falk from Florida State University concluded that the Hobbit is indeed a new species, rather than a human with microcephaly. This conclusion was made by making comparisons of the brain casts between human, microcephalic and hobbit specimens. [...]
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Remains of an ancient town found underneath the Hoi An Town (a World Heritage Site by itself) will be preserved and studied by archaeologists from Vietnam and Japan. [...] New archaeological finds in Java are being looted by local villagers, with reports of hundreds of kilogrammes of gold being taken from graves and sold in the black market. [...] 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 piece from the Malaysian newspaper. The ruins of Sambor Prei Kuk Lest you entertain images of grand temple ruins akin to the grandeur of [...] 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 Wat, the 12th century Hindu temple in Cambodia. These well-intended moves also highlight India’s inability to make the most of an opportunity to [...] 26 January 2007 (People’s Daily) - Japan, Cambodia to join hands in conserving ancient temple complex Cambodian and Japanese students studying archeology will excavate, restore and conserve the old sites at the Sambo Prey Kok temple complex in Kompong Thom province from 2007 to 2012, local press reported on Thursday. An agreement for restoring the [...] Lundi 29 janvier 2007 / Monday 29th of January 2007 Vous êtes cordialement invités à la présentation informelle, You are cordially invited to attend the following informal presentation Dating temples in Southeast Asia William SOUTHWORTH Postdoctoral Research Fellow, International Institute of Asian Studies, Leiden University The talk will examine the different methods used for dating [...] 22 January 2007 (The Nation) – I’d be interested in getting this glossary. Anyone with information about when are where to get it? The article is quite scant on information. Fine Arts Dept to publish archaeology glossary The Fine Arts Department will publish the country’s first archaeology glossary this March, a senior official said Monday. [...] 19 January 2007 (Jakarta Post) - Historical relics found in Sleman Historical relics were discovered Thursday in Palgading hamlet in Sinduharjo village, Sleman regency, by a resident. The relics, which included a Buddha statue, were found by Muqorobin while he was digging. The findings were taken to Yogyakarta’s archaeological agency office. “I was digging a [...] 19 January 2007 (Vietnam Net Bridge) – I’ve got no information on the other stone slabs. Another ancient stone slab discovered in Ha Giang A 3 sq. m wide slab of stone believed to be an altar for prehistoric people has been discovered in Xin Man district, northern mountainous Ha Giang province. The stone slab [...] |
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