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It’s been two days at the 19th Indo-Pacific Prehistory Congress at Hanoi and it’s been a massive gathering with lots of great meet-ups. The opening ceremony yesterday was quite big – I found it quite cool that the former president of Vietnam (Tran Duc Long) is also the president of the Vietnam Association of Archaeology. [...] For the next two weeks I’ll be away in Hanoi for the 19th Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association Congress in Hanoi, so I probably will not have time to write as much here. If you are headed for the IPPA Congress as well, hope to meet face-to-face and say hi! Folks in Singapore interested about the wealth of archaeological treasures found in the water of Southeast Asia might be interested in Dr Flecker’s talk at NUS on Tuesday. Assorted Treasures: A Millennium of Shipwreck Artifacts and the Stories they Tell Tuesday, 01 Dec 2009, 4.00pm – 6.00pm Seminar Room II, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies [...] Divers from Southeast Asia are currently in Thailand undergoing training by Unesco to preserve underwater cultural treasures. photo credit: ben.ramirez Treasures of the deep gain protection Bangkok Post, 23 November 2009 [...] I end off my series on using a pole camera for archaeology (check out Parts 1: The Problem, 2: Field Test and 3: Parts list) with some evaluative notes about the use of the polecam, some things I might want to try out for later, and the cost of the whole setup. [...] The excavation at the site of the Majapahit Information Centre concluded last week, yielding the discovery of 150,000 fragments (?) and 60,000 Chinese coins (periods not specified). The haul of Chinese cash has been interpreted as th existence of trade and diplomatic relations between China and Majapahit, but I think it’s important to note that [...] 300-year-old Buddha images in a temple in Ayutthaya province in Thailand have either been damaged or stolen by thieves. Ayutthaya temple hit by thieves Bangkok Post, 22 November 2009 [...] You’ve seen the polecam in action in the last post, in this post we’ll take a closer look at the polecam rig, the parts I used and the factors I considered for each part. [...] The Thai Fine Arts Department, which oversees traditional arts and archaeology in Thailand is reported to have a shortage of skilled staff particularly archaeological staff, because of cuts in staff and the highly-specialised nature of some of the jobs involved. Fine Arts Department faces staff shortage Bangkok Post, 21 November 2009 [...] Scholars in Sri Lanka voiced their criticism of the country’s tourism campaign to promote a ‘Ramayana Trail’, aimed at Hindu pilgrims to visit sites in Sri Lanka associated with the Ramayana epic. The Ramayana is an Indian epic about the life of Rama and whose influence in traditional Southeast Asian art forms endure to today. [...] |
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