Artefacts from the Sa Huynh culture have been excavated as a result of three months of excavation in the Southern Vietnamese Binh Thuan Province.
2,500-year-old Sa Huynh artefacts found Nhan Dan, 13 August 2010
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The Bangkok Post reports on how some academics in Thailand are counselling a more pragmatic and less emotionally-charged approach to handling the Preah Vihear dispute, which erupted in 2007 when UNESCO designated the border temple as a World Heritage Site under Cambodia. The award has become a political hot potato in Thailand, where nationalists have [...] Readers in Singapore may be interested in this public lecture by Dr. Michael Flecker about the Belitung shipwreck, soon to be exhibited in Singapore and around the world! Treasures from the Sea: An Arab Shipwreck in Indonesian waters by Dr. Michael Flecker Date: 21 August 2010 Time: 4.00pm Venue: Imagination Room, National Library of Singapore [...] Another piece of the Callao Man find, a small foot bone found in the Philippines that suggests humans were in the Philippines – and hence must have had the capability to cross water – as early as 67,000 years ago. Ancient bone find may change human history AFP, via Jakarta Globe, 03 August 2010 [...] Some of the oldest heritage buildings in and around Ho Chi Minh City are suffering damage due to neglect, according to reports from the city’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Crumbling relics slip through the cracks Viet Nam News, 31 July 2010 [...] In an unfortunate turn of events, the crew of the Spirit of Majapahit, a replica of a ship on the walls of Borobudur have reportedly mutinied and refused to proceed further with their planned voyage from Indonesia to Japan and back. The crew cited overly dangerous sea conditions beyond the capabilities of the ship, the [...] Here’s a couple of videos related to the current Gods of Angkor: Bronzes from the National Museum of Cambodia currently exhibiting at the Freer and Sacker Gallery Galleries of the Smithsonian. The first is a news piece on the exhibition by the VOA Khmer Service and is in Khmer. [...] Malaysia’s Muzium Negara, or National Museum, recently completed a four-year-long renovation process and boasts a fresh new interior for visitors. The museum houses 4 permanent collections, including galleries for Malaysian Prehistory and Malay Kingdoms. A fresh look for the National Museum The Star, 31 July 2010 [...] The dating of Aboriginal Australian rock art depicting the contact between Makassan ships and indigenous Australians suggests that contact between the two communities existed at least a hundred years earlier than originally thought. Australia’s rock art discovery – sailing vessels visit in mid-1600′s Sail World.com, 25 July 2010 We have contact: rock art records [...] Besides the Preah Vihear dispute, Southeast Asia added another World Heritage Site into the register in the form of the Thang Long Citadel, a 1,000-year-old building in the heart of Hanoi. This addition especially timely since Vietnam is celebrating the 1000th anniversary of the citadel this year, and has become the 10th property in Vietnam [...] |
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