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A Portuguese marine archaeology group has expressed interest in salvaging a 14th-century Chinese shipwreck in Cambodian waters, and is hoping to collaborate with the Cambodian Fine Arts department. Portuguese company after Koh Kong wreck Phnom Penh Post, 16 June 2009 [...] The New York Times features the restoration work going on at Banteay Chmar, some four hours away from Siem Reap. This temple was built by Jayavarman VII whose architectural credits also include Angkor Thom. Owing to the site’s proximity to the Thai border, many of the wall reliefs have been looted, although some of the [...] Thanks to Alison for the link. Scholars, especially those in Southeast Asia, might be interested in the grants offered by the Henry Luce Foundation for Research Fellowships, Field Schools, Translation and a Summer Dissertation Seminar. More details by clicking on this link or on the image. There’s a field school to be conducted in Palawan, Philippines in April 2010, jointly conducted by the University of Washington and the University of the Philippines. Details of the cost, itenarary and registration can be found on this link or by clicking on the picture. In a move that is sure to set Cambodian-Thai relations to a new low, Thailand has announced plans to register their objection to the lisiting of Preah Vihear directly to Unesco, in a seeming backpedal from an earlier position to negotiate with Cambodia. Of course, Cambodia isn’t amused, and politicians on both sides have weighed [...] Ayutthaya Sorry for the lack of posts this week – I’ve been away for a short break in Thailand. Picked up a lot of books, and even made a side trip to Ayutthaya (a post about that later). Next week I’ll be catching up on all the news I’ve missed during the last [...] The 13th International Conference of the European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists (EurASEAA) will be held next year in Berlin. The call for papers can be found here and the closing date is August 1, 2009. Vietnam Net Bridge features the Vinh Hung Tower in Bac Lieu Province, the only ancient tower in the Mekong Delta built in the Khmer Angkor style. Vinh Hung Tower, Vietnam Net Bridge 30 May 2009 Discovering ancient Vinh Hung Tower in Bac Lieu Vietnam Net Bridge, 30 May 2009 [...] For all the bad press the Radya Pustaka Museum in Solo has been getting this past year, it goes to show that there’s no such thing as bad publicity. The new controversy is centred on the discovery of fake antique puppets, initially thought to be a hundred years old, but discovered to be made in [...] A literature foundation in Surakarta has announced the digitizing a quarter of the 6,000 ancient manuscripts and books in their possession – with the entire collection to be completed by the end of the year. The founder of this initiative, John Paterson, was in the news last week when he said that he was returning [...] |
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