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08 November 2007 (Philippine Inquirer) - Anyone interested in fieldwork in Cebu? The National Museum and the Committee on Sites, Relics and Structures of the Cebu Provincial Government is looking for volunteers for an investigation on a site in Bantayan Island in North Cebu from mid-November to early December. You’ll have to read all the way to the end of the article for details about the fieldwork.

Mangyan in Cebu
By Joeber Bersales

No need to climb the steep and cold mountains of Mindoro to get a glimpse of the culture of one of the last four indigenous groups in the country that still use the syllabary (or baybayin) that antedates the Spanish colonial period by centuries. Well, not just yet. The Mangyan Heritage Center (MHC) and the University of San Carlos (USC) Museum opened yesterday a traveling exhibit entitled “The Mangyans of Mindoro: Myth and Meaning” – and admission is absolutely free.

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I’ve just discovered an archaeology site called Past Horizons that hosts an online store for archaeological equipment and also a worldwide database for fieldwork opportunities. There are currently two archaeology fieldwork projects listed for Southeast Asia: one in Cambodia and one in Thailand.

Cambodia
Khmer Project in Cambodia
19 Nov Update: I sent an email query to them asking for more information, but none was received. Have been waiting for about 10 days now.

Thailand
Origins of Angkor

For more information, click on the links, which will take you to the Past Horizons site. You can also click on the picture to take you to the Past Horizons site where you can search for archaeology fieldwork opportunities around the world.

Do you have any fieldwork opportunity in Southeast Asia? If you do, send me an email so that I can also share it here on SEAArch!