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Pole photography for archaeology – Part 2: Field Testing

In the first post, I wrote about how I got into Pole Aerial Photography, along with the requirements and constraints I was working under. In this post, I’m going to introduce my pole photography setup and how it worked in the field.

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Fossil Hunter turns Museum Curator

This Jakarta Post story features the head of the Mahameru Museum in Blora, Java and the story of how he became a trader in fossils and antiquities into its eventual protector as the head of a museum, as well as the challenges he faces in keeping the museum collections intact.

Gatot Pranoto: [...]

Philippine boat expedition nearing place of birth

The Philippine expedition to trace the ancient maritime routes on a reconstructed ancient boat called the Balangay is scheduled to arrived in the city of Butuan at the end of the week. Butuan was where the first ancient Balangays were first discovered.

Voyage of Balangay nearing Caraga region PIA Information Services, 18 November 2009

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Pole photography for archaeology - Part 1: The Problem

In this series of posts I’ll be blogging about how I put together a pole camera to help me conduct some archaeological work, and how to put together one yourself, if you’re so inclined. 10 months ago, I conducted an archaeological investigation of a rock art site which involved very little excavation, but relied heavily [...]

Is it official now? Hobbits as a new species.

I got the press release last week but I was out in the field and unable to look through the material, but most of the major science news sites have published what is another confirmation about the Hobbit’s status as a new species, rather than a deformed human relation. A new study to be published [...]

Bronze artefacts found in central Vietnam

Several bronze artefacts were found in the north-central province of Ha Tinh in Vietnam. The article does not mention which culture they are ascribed to.

2,000-year-old antiques found in Ha Tinh Thanh Nien News, 13 November 2009

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King to be reburied at original location

The remains of the last king of the Le Dynasty is set to be reburied at where he was discovered from. The body of King Le Du Thong was exhumed after his coffin was discovered in 1958 and his descendants had planned to rebury his body somewhere else, but following objection from the village where [...]

Archaeologists win award for investigations at Oc Eo site

Three Vietnamese archaeologists have won a prestigious Vietnamese award for their work in investigating the Oc Eo culture in southern Vietnam.

They dig history Thanh Nien News, 13 November 2009

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Global recession delays restoration of Angkor Wat moat

A huge (and expensive) project to restore the moat surrounding Angkor Wat looks likely to be delayed because of the global financial crises. The US$7.2 million project was to be jointly conducted by Cambodia, Japan, Italy and Germany.

photo credit: Aistis Zen

Angkor moat repair stalled Phnom Penh Post, 13 November 2009

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Majapahit palace site needs to be defined

The translation on Google Translate is a little patchy, but I believe that scholars are calling for the limits Majapahit Palace site to be formally defined to determine areas of potential archaeological significance and excavation, and also since there is probably modern settlement over parts of the buried structures. This issue was brought up during [...]