SEAArch – The Southeast Asian Archaeology Newsblog

This week, we step into an ancient boat (at least, a reconstruction of one), mull over small brains and tools, and figure out a contested temple’s role in politics. This and more in today’s edition of rojak!

photo credit: andy_carter

• Anton Diaz takes us inside the Balangay boat, which is due to set sail this weekend in a historic journey to retrace the ancient maritime routes through the Philippines. (Read more about it tomorrow!)
• Why should we be surprised that the small-brained hobbits used tools? Eric Drexler shows us examples of tool use in animals with much smaller brains in Homo floresiensis, Crows, and the Baldwin Effect

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• Nina wanders her way into Angkor with some beautiful shots of Angkor Wat.
• From Anthropology.net, read about the new paper in Anthropological Science about homo floresiensis’ relation to homo erectus.
• The Open Anthropology Cooperative is a new web resource for anyone with an interest in the subject – form groups, hold discussions and collaborate with friends. The last I checked, there wasn’t a Southeast Asian Anthropology yet.
• This Bangkok Post editorial sheds some light on why the thorny Preah Vihear issue may be too important for Thai politics.

In this series of occasional rojaks (published on Wednesdays) I feature other sites in the blogosphere that are related to archaeology in Southeast Asia. Got a recommendation for the next Wednesday rojak? Email me!

Tags: Angkor Wat, anthropology, Balangay, homo floresiensis, Open Anthropology Cooperative, Preah Vihear, Thai Politics

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