A rare statue of a bronze tiger, made in a sleeping position, was discovered in Ha Tinh province of Vietnam. The bronze tiger is thought to belong to the Sa Huynh culture, which are thought to be the precursor to the Chams. (You can check out some Sa Huynh artefacts that were on display at [...]
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New discoveries, including carved stone figures and other structural features were uncovered during the excavation of the Duong Long Towers in the southern Vietnamese province of Binh Dinh. The 12th century Cham towers are thought to be devoted to the Hindu god, Shiva, and also thought to be the highest of its kind in Southeast [...] Vietnam’s final documentation for the proposal to include the royal citadel of Thang Long (Hanoi) has been submitted to the Unesco World Heritage Committee. Document on Thang Long Royal Citadel Site sent to UNESCO Voice of Vietnam, 19 January 2009 [...] The Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore is offering research fellowships to scholars in the field of Buddhist Art and the Ramayana. Application forms can be downloaded from their website. [...] Between the Christmas and New Year celebrations, and my two weeks at the field, I didn’t have the time to cover any of the archaeology news that has surfaced in the last three weeks. In Wednesday Rojak style, here’s the quick summary of what’s been happening in Southeast Asia over the last three weeks: Skeletal [...] Well, more closer to 12 days. My first two weeks of January was spent documenting the rock art of Gua Tambun, in a limestone mountain just outside the city of Ipoh, the capital of Perak in Peninsular Malaysia. This documentation and research project is the main focus of my MA thesis at Universiti Sains Malaysia. [...] |
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