You mean the Hobbit has cousins down south?

May 29th, 2008 noelbynature Posted in Archaeologists, Indonesia, Peripheral Southeast Asia, Uncategorized No Comments »

Mike Morwood, one of the discoverers of the Flores hobbit, is attempting to locate more dimunitive humans in Australia’s Northern Territory - but are there really hobbits to be found, or is this just a mountain out of a molehill?

Mike Morwood, Northern Territory News, 27 May 2008

Hobbit relative ‘live in NT’
Northern Territory News, 27 May 2008
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Wednesday Rojak #28

April 30th, 2008 noelbynature Posted in Archaeologists, General Archaeology, Indonesia, Museums, Peripheral Southeast Asia, Singapore, Thailand, Wednesday Rojak No Comments »

New museums, Hobbit commentaries and views of some of Southeast Asia’s archaeological sites - all this for today’s edition of rojak!

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Asian Archaeology and History Forum

April 8th, 2008 noelbynature Posted in General Archaeology, Peripheral Southeast Asia, Southeast Asia, Websites No Comments »

There’s a new web forum online dedicated to the archaeology and history of Asia. It was started by Ondine Martinez, who announced it over at the SEAArch Facebook page.

Asian Archaeology and History Forum

The party’s only just started, so pay a visit and see what else pops up on the forum. It’s a great place to share, discuss and announce news and information about Asian archaeology and history.

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The Chinese origin of Pacific Islanders

April 3rd, 2008 noelbynature Posted in Peripheral Southeast Asia, Podcasts, Southeast Asia No Comments »

Archaeologist Jiao Tianlong is exploring the origins of the Austronesian people, who spread their language and technology from Southeast China and Taiwan to the rest of Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands some 6,000 years ago.

Archaeologists Find Evidence of Origin of Pacific Islanders
Voice of America, 31 March 2008
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Wednesday Rojak #24

March 19th, 2008 noelbynature Posted in Cambodia, General Archaeology, Indonesia, Malaysia, Peripheral Southeast Asia, Singapore, Thailand, Wednesday Rojak 1 Comment »

What do Dungeons & Dragons have in common with ancient Indonesian ruins, Malay dances and explosion of the Toba volcano? Why, they’re all in this week’s edition of rojak - and more!


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