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First published in 1911, the Sarawak Museum Journal turns 100 this year. The journal is one of the oldest in the region, and carries many articles pertaining to the archaeology of Borneo.
100 years and 88 volumes to show, Sarawak Museum Journal is a gold mine of heritage The Star, 13 October 2011
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Zoologist and environmental biologist the Earl of Cranbrook recently delivered a lecture to students at Universiti Brunei Darussalam. Lord Cranbrook was also on Borneo to present on the same topic at the recent Borneo archaeology seminar in Miri.
UBD Students Gain Insight On Zooarchaeology In Borneo BruDirect.com, 03 November 2010
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We’ve got a lot a stories from Malaysia in this week’s edition of Rojak – from the World Heritage Sites of Malacca and Georgetown, to the fates of some of the orang asli (aborigines) and the aftermath of the culture theft incident. photo credit: a.r.hilmi
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A special documentary programme is being produced to showcase Brunei’s long history with China, through archaeological evidence from the 10th century Sungei Limau Manis site containing Song Dynasty artefacts, the shipwreck at Tanjung Simpang Mengkayauas well as the many ancient Chinese-Muslim graves in Brunei.
1,000 Years Of Brunei-China Ties To Be Documented BruDirect, 21 May [...]
The Sabah Museum, in conjunction with International Museums Day, opens its doors to its more precious collections this week.
Rare items on display at Sabah museum Borneo Bulletin, 14 May 2009
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… the meanwhile edition. Meanwhile? Yes, while much of the focus this past two weeks have been about the inscribing of the new World Heritage sites (including George Town, Malacca and Preah Vihear), life goes on in other parts of Southeast Asia.
photo credit: RabunWarna
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The third largest island in the world is known for its great biodiversity, but did you know that Borneo was also a major maritime node in Southeast Asian trade? Now, the island is split up among Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia and so uncovering the history of the island is less easy. In Brunei, a history [...]
A selection of archaeology-related books, new to the catalogue of Select Books, a specialised publisher and retailer of books pertaining to Southeast Asia. For ordering info, please visit the Select Books website.
042271 Archaeology Of Asia. Stark, Miriam, T. (ed.). Gb. 2006. 364pp. pb $71.64 (This introduction to the archaeology of Asia, written for the [...]
Today’s NST features a special spotlight on the stone age culture – past and ethnographic present. The first story is about the prehistory ceramics industrial site at Bukit Tengkorak (Tengkorak Hill). [...]
5 February 2007 (Borneo Bulletin) – I’m sure Liz Price would be pretty interested in this bit of news…
Cabinet to get report on conservation of caves in Sabah
The Culture, Arts and Heritage Ministry will table in the Cabinet a report on the research and conservation of caves in Sabah.
Minister Datuk Seri Utama [...]
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