A team of Cambodian and Japanese archaeologists present their new findings from an excavation at the Bayon temple at Angkor Thom in a recent conference.
Artefacts unearthed at Bayon temple Phnom Penh Post, 09 June 2010
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The Jewel of Muscat is in Georgetown for its last stopover before heading for her final destination, Singapore! Today, I got a chance to go aboard the Jewel of Muscat and talk to project director Dr. Tom Vosmer to get an idea of the inner workings of this replica of a 9th century Arab ship [...] Ceramics from the 17th century have been discovered during road building works at Quang Ngai Province in Vietnam. Road builders unearth 17th century antiques Viet Nam Net Bridge, 09 June 2010 [...] It’s amazing how 600 years of history can turn up in the nets of fishermen – they are now on show at an exhibition at the Hue Festival. Ancient artefacts on show to herald Hue festival VOVNews, 04 June 2010 [...] The news of an unusual hominid foot bone was first announced at the IPPA Congress last year, raising the possibility of a hobbit-like hominids inhabiting the Philippines 67,000 years ago. Now, a paper has been published in the Journal of Human Evolution about the intriguing foot bone, identified as human, but also fitting within the [...] The Malaysian minister for Information, Communication and Culture says that the proposed revision of the founding of Malacca to 1262 (from 1400) needs to be confirmed by experts from outside of Malaysia before being accepted by the ministry. Melaka Sultnate’s New Date Need International Ratification – Rais Bernama, 03 June 2010 [...] Students from Thailand’s Kasetsart University have completed a digital recreation of Wat Chaiwattanaram in Ayutthaya, opening the possibilities for using 3D computer models to aid in conservation practice and tourism. Note: the link in the story doesn’t seem to work, though. Students create virtual-world temple The Nation, 03 June 2010 [...] After last month’s furore over the attempted sale of the Cirebon shipwreck haul, Indonesia still has an undecided stance towards ratifying the UNESCO convention on underwater cultural heritage. Even more surprising is that Cambodia is the only country in Asia that has ratified the convention! RI undecided on underwater heritage convention Jakarta Post, 03 June [...] A Korean institute presents a digital recreation of the imperial city of Hue as part of a heritage preservation project between Korea and Vietnam. RoK institute makes 3D film on Hue’s relic site VOV News, 02 June 2010 [...] A new exhibition at the Ho Chi Minh City Museum traces the development of ceramics from the Ly to Nguyen Dynasties, spanning a period of about 1,000 years. Exhibition presents 1,000 years of Vietnamese ceramic works Viet Nam News, 01 June 2010 [...] |
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