This special double-issue on the deep history of rice in Asia has just appeared in print, with a number of contributions deriving from the multi-disciplinary international symposium “Rice and Language Across Asia: Crops, Movement, and Social Change,” recently held at Cornell University, in Ithaca, on Sept. 22-25, 2011 (see http://conf.ling.cornell.edu/riceandlanguage/). The authors come from a [...]
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Sometimes a story appears that is so stupid, so inane, that you just have to rant about it. The Malaysian Insider, an online newspaper, today published a story about how some archaeologists have claimed through their “scientific” studies that they have traced the lineage of humankind to the proto-Malay race. This is total bull. Study [...] The Australian National University is hosting a symposium on the cross-cultural links between traders from Makassar in Sulawesi with northern Australia, including recent archaeological research. Macassan history and heritage: Building understanding of journeys, encounters and influences Institute for Professional Practice in Heritage & the Arts The Australian National University 9-10 February 2012 [...] The 3rd Annual Conference will be held in Siem Reap in June this year with the theme of religious studies. Closing date for paper abstracts in 15th February 2012. Siem Reap Conference on Special Topics in Khmer Studies Religious Studies in Cambodia: Understanding the Old and Tracing the New 9-10 June 2012 Siem Reap [...] The Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage was held earlier this month in Manila, and the proceedings are now online hosted by the Museum of Underwater Archaeology. You’ll find a number of papers related to underwater and maritime archaeology including one bit of research I was involved in on the rock art of Tham [...] The official website of the 2012 EurASEAA conference in Dublin is now online. Calls for papers, sessions and registration is now open. http://www.ucd.ie/archaeology/euraseaa14/ Deadline for the paper proposals in October 1. The Chinese University of Hong Kong 4th Annual Postgraduate Student Forum Asian Anthropology: Materiality, Movement, and Change 9 – 10 December 2011 The Department of Anthropology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, invites graduate students in Asia and elsewhere to present their current research at the 4th Annual [...] With virtual tours and 3D scanning becoming more and more viable, the idea of turning these technologies for remote access becomes increasingly compelling. Certainly for World Heritage Sites in danger and/or dispute, virtual tours may be one way for visitors to enjoy sites without leaving a physical mark – Borobudur, Angkor Wat and Preah Vihear [...] Readers in Singapore may be interested in this conference held at the Singapore Management University. Registration closes 15 September. Ancient Silk Trade Routes – Cross Cultural Exchange and Legacy in Southeast Asia 27–28 October 2011 Singapore Management University Registration details here [...] Readers in Singapore may be interested in this conference at the Asian Civilisations Museum next week. Conference on Maritime Archaeology 18 June 2011 ACM Empress Place, Ngee Ann Auditorium [...] |
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