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You gotta hand it to the Japanese – after they found the so-called ‘warrior women’ burials last year, they seem to have made another spectacular discovery: man-made water channels dating to the first century, reminiscent of the sophisticated water management system used in Angkor 600 years later. Archaeological find dates back Khmer civilization by six [...] Last year, I featured the Living Angkor Road Project, a collaboration between Thai and Cambodian archaeologists to chart the ancient road between Angkor and Phimai. The project is now in its second phase, with an updated website. A journey back in time The Nation Multimedia, 22 January 2008 [...] The Hanoi antiquities festival reported last week saw a total of over 1,000 items auctioned. Collectors from different parts of Vietnam gathered together to display and sell some of their most prized artefacts. Hanoi auctions over 1,000 valuable antiques Vietnam Net Bridge, 21 January 2008 [...] New light is shed of how the pacific islands were populated in a study published in the journal of the Public Library of Science – Genetics. The new study shows that the pacific islanders share very little genetic traits with those from Melanesia (the region encompassing Maluku to the east and Fiji to the west) [...] A 17th century Le Dynasty kiln site has been found in Hanoi province. The kiln site was part of the remains unearthed in the Dong Co temple relics. Ancient roof-tile kiln found in Hanoi Vietnam Net Bridge, 18 January 2008 Registration details here. The talk is on Tuesday! Date: 22/01/2008 Time: 16:00 – 17:30 Venue: Asia Research Institute, 469A Tower Block, Level 10, Bukit Timah Road, National University of Singapore CHAIRPERSON A/P John Miksic, Southeast Asian Studies Programme, NUS ABSTRACT The term ‘Indianization of Southeast Asia’ has caused more trouble than most in the Southeast [...] Malaysia, through the Minister for Culture Dr Rais Yatim, will go to Cambridge this month in an attempt to repatriate the prehistoric skeletons from Gua Cha in Kelantan. Rais to get Cambridge to return prehistoric skeletons New Straits Times, 17 January 2008 [...] The UNESCO 2007/2008 World Heritage Map is now available online now! The map highlights the 851 World Heritage Sites around the world, and talks a little about the World Heritage and conservation programmes. Find out how you can get a copy of the World Heritage Map here. Books about Southeast Asian World Heritage Sites: [...] A Dong Son drum is one of the prized artefacts up for auction this weekend at a Vietnamese antique collectors’ festival in Hanoi. Ten precious relics to be auctioned in Hanoi Thanh Nien News, 16 January 2008 [...] The time of reckoning for Ayutthaya has come, it seems. The former Thai capital will be visited by experts from UNESCO to judge its continued status as a World Heritage Site, in the wake of development work nearby, untidiness and mismanagement. Creative Commons photo by Jeorg Riechel Ayutthaya under threat of delisting by Unesco [...] |
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