Comments on: Iron smelting, temples and other characteristics of 'civilization' http://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/2009/03/09/iron-smelting-temples-characteristics-civilization/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=iron-smelting-temples-characteristics-civilization Archaeology news from Southeast Asia Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: वेद Veda: Bujang Valley: An archaeological region older than Angkor Wat http://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/2009/03/09/iron-smelting-temples-characteristics-civilization/#comment-873 वेद Veda: Bujang Valley: An archaeological region older than Angkor Wat Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:02:01 +0000 http://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/?p=1577#comment-873 [...] March 2009 update: New excavations by the Centre for Global Archaeology Research at Universiti Sains Malaysia have unearthed evidence for an iron-smelting facility in the Bujang Valley, dating to 300CE and the earliest example for Malaysia. See here and here. [...] [...] March 2009 update: New excavations by the Centre for Global Archaeology Research at Universiti Sains Malaysia have unearthed evidence for an iron-smelting facility in the Bujang Valley, dating to 300CE and the earliest example for Malaysia. See here and here. [...]

]]> By: Nemi http://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/2009/03/09/iron-smelting-temples-characteristics-civilization/#comment-872 Nemi Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:27:51 +0000 http://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/?p=1577#comment-872 This is so exciting! Thanks for sharing the news, Noel! This is so exciting! Thanks for sharing the news, Noel!

]]> By: noelbynature http://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/2009/03/09/iron-smelting-temples-characteristics-civilization/#comment-871 noelbynature Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:11:50 +0000 http://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/?p=1577#comment-871 It's probably a function of how the media works. Most reporters keep a list of experts who they can refer to - and comment on the archaeological news of the hour. It looks like Prof Truman is their go-to expert for anything archaeology in the Malay world. It’s probably a function of how the media works. Most reporters keep a list of experts who they can refer to – and comment on the archaeological news of the hour. It looks like Prof Truman is their go-to expert for anything archaeology in the Malay world.

]]> By: Nicky http://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/2009/03/09/iron-smelting-temples-characteristics-civilization/#comment-870 Nicky Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:39:05 +0000 http://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/?p=1577#comment-870 i read that one too when it first came out. I wonder how and why AP gets Prof Truman Simanjuntak to comment all the time. I remember the AP article on the 1.83 million year old handaxe, in which Prof Simajuntak was quite skeptical too. It's good though. To get a different view. Just wondering why it is that we only hear from Prof Simajuntak again and again in AP. what do other scholars think? i read that one too when it first came out. I wonder how and why AP gets Prof Truman Simanjuntak to comment all the time. I remember the AP article on the 1.83 million year old handaxe, in which Prof Simajuntak was quite skeptical too.

It’s good though. To get a different view. Just wondering why it is that we only hear from Prof Simajuntak again and again in AP. what do other scholars think?

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