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Archaeologists and residents are voicing protest towards the central government’s plan to build an archaeology park in Trowulan, East Java, over what may be a potentially archaeologically-rich area which is thought to be the original site of the 12th-15th century Majapahit kingdom. Protests over Majapahit Archeology Park Tempo Interaktif, 18 November 2008 [...] An ostentatious display of national pride and ownership? Starting next year, stone incscriptions will be set up at the Cambodian World Heritage sites of Preah Viher and Angkor Wat to commemorate their inclusion into the world heritage list. photo credit: Aarnout Helb Temples to get World Heritage inscriptions Phnom Penh Post, 14 November 2008 [...] The Phia Mun cave in Tuyen Quang Province has yielded artefacts dating as far back as 7,000 years. The excavation, which started last year, has just completed its second phase. Phia Mun Cave reveals wealth of archaeological treasures Viet Nam News, 13 November 2008 [...] Cambodia and Thailand have made some headway into this week’s talks over the border dispute, with a resolution to reduce the troops stationed at Preah Vihear, and more significantly, agreeing on a map on which to base their negotiations on. Followers of this story may recall that one of the key issues in this border [...] The ancient capital of Sri Ksetra, of the now-extinct Pyu people in central Burma may have existed even earlier than the conventional 5th century date it was supposed to have been established, and endured longer after its supposed fall to the Bagan kingdom in the 11th century. These assertions were made on the basis of [...] In this week’s rojak we go back in time to see Angkor Wat in the 1930s and remember the late royal highness, Princess Galyani Vadhana. photo credit: Jeb Ro [...] There seems to be a new documentary of the flores Hobbit by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation entitled The Hobbit Enigma – best of all, you can see it online here. Because of my notoriously unreliable internet, I haven’t been able to see the video myself, but hopefully I can get that fixed soon. The [...] Cambodia and Thailand return to th negotiation today after the last month saw firefights erupt at the Unesco World Heritage Site of Preah Vihear which claimed at least four fatalities. While the commitment to negotiation is heartening, optimism for a resolution is low as both sides reportedly cannot even agree on using the same map [...] An ambitious experiment to trace the migration route of the Polynesians as they colonised the pacific is underway! A team of made up of scientists, cameramen and native sailors are seeking to retrace maritime passage by island-hopping from Philippines eastwards to the Polynesian islands of Tikopia and Anuta (see route here). The Polynesian migration into [...] A delegation from the United Nations have begun to demarcate the official boundary of the Preah Vihear world heritage site. Let’s hope that this demarcation exercise will make it easier for both countries to resolve their border dispute. UNESCO Begins Demarcating Preah Vihear Temple Bernama, 07 November 2008 Unesco mission to survey Preah Vihear Phnom [...] |
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