![This week in Southeast Asian Archaeology: Prambanan gets some renewed attention, Phimai Black pottery surfaces at Mun Bon Dam, and I’m taking a short break next week.⠀
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The featured stories look at the new Indonesia–India conservation project at Prambanan, focusing on the temple complex’s ruined perwara shrines, and a striking Late Prehistoric find in northeast Thailand: a remarkably complete Phimai Black vessel discovered as water levels fell at Mun Bon Dam.⠀
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Temples, pottery, reservoirs, and a little scheduled rest. Back again on 27 July.⠀
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#SoutheastAsianArchaeology #Archaeology #Heritage #Prambanan #Thailand #Indonesia #Cambodia #Vietnam #CulturalHeritage #Substack](https://scontent-sin6-3.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/744214042_18361115071209510_2262608560893170251_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=110&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiRkVFRC5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=uoL-tD-BwD8Q7kNvwEzX6m5&_nc_oc=AdrgsqcMisY0vO12tQoI-NV024xiGhhL8hByZvJuqOwzOi5WnagNcmr677megCk7lBs&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-sin6-3.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=32TkjdHBytMhMD_mZKAalA&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQEYuhb38tEvqirdMKpkamz_qx7qMFrJl1Z1KDnrSzVUTtI4rOg-FaINnYsVI9iPxMdFdMXVhKmr&oh=00_AQFxJNhYZLrYuLWipWiqNMczekoaGQLkhDaUgaWL126WLw&oe=6A71BFF1 "This week in Southeast Asian Archaeology: Prambanan gets some renewed attention, Phimai Black pottery surfaces at Mun Bon Dam, and I’m taking a short break next week.⠀
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The featured stories look at the new Indonesia–India conservation project at Prambanan, focusing on the temple complex’s ruined perwara shrines, and a striking Late Prehistoric find in northeast Thailand: a remarkably complete Phimai Black vessel discovered as water levels fell at Mun Bon Dam.⠀
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Temples, pottery, reservoirs, and a little scheduled rest. Back again on 27 July.⠀
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Read this week’s newsletter: [link in bio]⠀
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#SoutheastAsianArchaeology #Archaeology #Heritage #Prambanan #Thailand #Indonesia #Cambodia #Vietnam #CulturalHeritage #Substack")
The Surya Dev bead which was stolen from a museum in Bangkok last weekend is mysteriously returned in the mail. The museum indicates that legal charges will not be dropped if the thief is found.
Ancient bead returned in mail
Bangkok Post, 13 March 2009
An ancient bead featuring an image of the Hindu sun god Surya Dev stolen from the National Discovery Museum Institute has been returned by mail.
Institute director Thanit Kitti-ampon said a postman delivered an envelope addressed to the museum about 10am yesterday. Inside was the bead, estimated to be more than 2,000 years old, which had been stolen from the museum on March 5.
The bead was wrapped in a piece of tissue paper and came with a hand-written note saying: “I apologise for any inconvenience and trouble caused. I have decided to return it so everyone stops worrying. With profound regrets.”
