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All quiet til June

I’m off to do some fieldwork and will have little internet access for the next five weeks, so expect to hear little updates from this site until the middle of June. In the meantime, if you see any news related to the archaeology of Southeast Asia, why not share it on the Facebook page?

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Weekend tomb raiders

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Not of the artifact-looting sort. A feature on the Stone Hunters Group, a group of heritage/history enthusiasts who spend their free time searching for and exploring ruins in Java.

Searching for relics amid the hills Jakarta Post, 24 April 2012

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Fire destroys library of Wat Phanan Choeng

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The library of Wat Phanan Choeng in Ayutthaya, containing many old and rare books, has [...]

Angkor sees increased visitors from South Korea and China this year

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Siem Reap’s Tourism Authorities provide statistics from the first quarter of the year, showing an increase of tourists from South Korea and China.

photo: Arian Zwegers

Cambodia’s Angkor Wat attracted 639,800 tourists in Q1 The Sun, via Bernama, 21 April 2012

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Photography exhibition showcases caves of Cagayan

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A photography exhibition at the Cagayan Museum showcases photographic works with the archaeologically significant Cagayan [...]

Artifacts from Hoi An to be exhibited in Japan

Hoi An, Tuoi Tre News 20120417

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The Kyushu National Museum has inked a deal with Hoi An to exhibit some of [...]

The Clarence wreck in Australia and its modern SEA connections

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Earlier this year I posted a call by the Archaeology Unit from the Institute of [...]

Archaeological vessel caught between China-Philippine standoff

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The MY Sarangani, an archaeological survey vessel, was caught in a standoff between China and [...]

Banteay Chmar, Cambodia’s next draw

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Recently cleared of mines and with restoration work under way, Banteay Chmar may one day [...]

Koh Ker Warrior: A summary of events thus far

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We’ve been following the story of the Koh Ker warrior auction here, this is just [...]