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Asia Research news website

Highlighting a new web resource: Asia Research News (ResearchSEA), which is a research news portal that aims to link publishers of research with the media and the public. [...]

Champa glass artefacts found in central Vietnam

Never-before-found glass jewelery have been found in Central Vietnam, dating to the 9th and 10th centuries around the Champa period. [...]

Vietnamese village continues ancient ceramics tradition

For enthnoarchaeologists studying Vietnamese ceramics: a feature on the village of Phu Lang, one of the last few pottery villages which have been producing ceramics since the 15th century. [...]

Malaysia, here I come!

When this blog started, I had intended for it to help me keep track of archaeology news in Southeast Asia to prepare myself for a future plan to pursue postgraduate studies in archaeology. Over the weekend, I received a letter from Universiti Sains Malaysia notifying me of my acceptance into the postgraduate programme to pursue my MA in archaeology. I expect to commence my candidature in July of next year (2008). Seeing how this is an archaeology blog as well, I hope to be updating my research progress in time to come, as well as my adventures in studying in Malaysia. [...]

Vietnamese archaeologist debunks 1,000-year-old altar claim

The remnants of what is thought to be a 1,000-year-old altar of the Ly Dynasty found last year in Hanoi is being refuted by a senior archaeologist. [...]

Nias island to be recommended for World Heritage status

The island of Nias in Sumatra, Indonesia is to be recommended for inclusion into the UNESCO World Heritage site list. Nias is noted archaeologically for its megaliths. [...]

Two Indonesian archaeology resources

Here are two websites I found on the archaeology of Indonesia. They are also added to the resources page, which has a long list of links to other sites relevant to the archaeology of Southeast Asia.

Palembang Archaeology

Museum Nasional Indonesia – The Indonesian National Museum

The first site is written in Bahasa Indonesia, which [...]

Prambanan Temples still not yet recovered from last year's earthquake

UNESCO says that the Prambanan Temples of Java, damaged during the 2006 earthquake, will need at least another five years and some 6 million dollars for restoration. [...]

The Many Places of Singapura – Part 3

We explore the origins of the name Singapura, in Singapore in this third of a series. [...]

Soon: Direct flights between Bagan and Angkor

Soon, after your visit to Angkor, you will be able to fly directly to the ancient monuments of Bagan in Burma (Myanmar) thanks to an agreement between the governments of Cambodia and Myanmar. [...]