Comments on: An archaeological region older than Angkor Wat

By: noelbynature

noelbynature — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:38:45 +0000

Hi ienone,

that’s pretty hard to say - i don’t think we can take for granted that just because the architectural styles were Indian means that the population was Indian. More likely, the population was local and adopted Indian, Hindu and Buddhist practices. We see that kind of pattern (adoption of Indian social structures) happening throughout Southeast Asia at the time, eg Champa, which was contemporary to the Lembah Bujang civilisation.

By: ienone

ienone — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 06:52:48 +0000

hiii…thanks for the loveLy info on Lembah Bujang. Was wondering, what about the local people in Lembah Bujang back then, were there any or society emerge only after the Indians and Chinese traders came?

By: noelbynature

noelbynature — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 06:23:16 +0000

True, it’s a such a shame because the Bujang Valley complex is just an hour’s drive away from Penang - and Penang already draws a lot by way of tourists that it’s not too much of a stretch to organise side trips there. In any case, I’m glad you enjoyed the post. =D

By: sampuna

sampuna — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 06:20:23 +0000

thanks for featuring these sites. Very few know that there are ancient Hindu-Buddhist temple complexes in malaysia! If the Malaysian govt work a little bit harder to promote these sites, malaysia’s Bujang Valley temples would be on international tourists’ maps!

By: On the road again… « A Fine Balance

On the road again… « A Fine Balance — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 04:23:23 +0000

[...] Valley. I won’t go into detail as to what we saw as Noel has already done so on his blog here and [...]

By: Angkor-Wat » Blog Archives » An archaeological region older than Angkor Wat

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 12:41:58 +0000

[...] An archaeological region older than Angkor WatWhen the British acquired the island of Penang from the Sultan of Kedah, they probably did not realise that they were just 40km away from ancient settlement that once also was a port of call for traders entering the Malacca Strait. … [...]

By: Global Voices Online » Malaysia: Archeological Site Near Penang

Global Voices Online » Malaysia: Archeological Site Near Penang — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 00:27:10 +0000

[...] South East Asian Archeology blog takes us to a site near Penang in Malaysia which is even older than the famous Angkor Temples of Cambodia. Share [...]

By: noelbynature

noelbynature — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 17:25:46 +0000

Hi Preetam! Thanks for the support. Yes, I have heard of Nakhon Si Thammarat - it used to be called Ligor - although I have yet to visit it. Hmm… maybe I’ll write something about the ancient ports of Southeast Asia one of these days. =)

By: Global Voices amin’ ny teny malagasy » Blog Archive » Malayzìa : Toerana tena tranainy any akaikin’i Penang

Sat, 20 Oct 2007 13:40:07 +0000

[...] Archeology dia mitarika antsika hitsidika toerana iray ao akaikin’i Penang any Malazìa izay mbola tranainy koa aza noho ireo tempolin’i Angkor izay tena fanta-daza any Kambôdza. The settlement in the Bujang Valley dates as far back as the 5th century, and as I was in Penang [...]

By: Preetam Rai

Preetam Rai — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 07:58:13 +0000

Thanks Noel for posting this. I am interested in ancient sea ports in South East Asia and this was one place I did not know about. Have you been to Nakhorn Si Thammarat in Thailand? I think you will like the museum there.