Indonesian farmers turn to treasue hunting in times of drought to raise money, oblivious to the archaeological value of the artefacts. [...]
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A short archaeological overview of Karawang, a city east of Jakarta. [...] A selection of archaeology-related books, new to the catalogue of Select Books, a specialised publisher and retailer of books pertaining to Southeast Asia. For ordering info, please visit the Select Books website. 040607 Early Civilizations Of Southeast Asia. O’ Reilly, Dougald JW. Gb. 2007. 238pp. pb $69.75 (The extensive archaeological research of recent years means [...] 18 February 2007 (The Star) - Govt allocates RM12.8m to reconstruct A’Famosa fort The federal government has approved a RM12.8 million allocation for the reconstruction of Fortaleza D’Malacca or the mighty A’Famosa fort built during the Portuguese or Dutch colonial era in Bandar Hilir here. Culture, Arts and Heritage Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim [...] The SEAArch podcast speaks to Dr Geoff Wade of the Asia Research Institute at the National University of Singapore about his website, 1421 Exposed. The site was set up up response to the controversial 2002 book, 1421 by Gavin Menzies which claimed that the Chinese admiral Zheng He circumnavigated the world. Find out why Dr Wade set up this website, and the main arguments against the 1421 thesis. [...] A sad story about how ancient Hindu temples have been pillaged in Indonesa by private collectors. [...] 6 February 2007 (Vietnam Net Bridge) - Discovery of underground remnants in Hoi An The project to upgrade Hoi An’s ancient streets included many underground systems. Thus, every road in the project was dug up as deep as 2 m. Project construction works started in August 2006, right at the same time as a [...] 6 February 2007 (MSNBC) - Ancient temples face modern assault Built by a mighty 9th-century Khmer king, the soaring temple of Phnom Bakheng stands atop the highest peak of ancient Angkor. With a sweeping view that takes in Angkor Wat — the world’s largest religious structure — the monks stationed here were probably among [...] 5 February 2007 (Borneo Bulletin) – I’m sure Liz Price would be pretty interested in this bit of news… Cabinet to get report on conservation of caves in Sabah The Culture, Arts and Heritage Ministry will table in the Cabinet a report on the research and conservation of caves in Sabah. Minister Datuk Seri Utama [...] 5 February 2007 (Vietnam Net Bridge) – Exhibition of antique wine-drinking containers in Hanoi Nearly 800 precious bronze and terracotta antiques have been selected from the collections of members of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) antique preservation club. The history of Vietnamese wine culture is reflected in the hundreds [...] |
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