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April 16th, 2008 noelbynature Posted in Rock Art, Vietnam No Comments »
A 1,000-year-old petroglyph site in Northern Vietnam has been recognised as a national relic, the second such site to be done so.
Second ancient stone ground recognised as national relic
Vietnam Net Bridge, 14 April 2008
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March 19th, 2008 noelbynature Posted in Malaysia, Rock Art, Scholarships and Education 4 Comments »
The Malaysian campus of the University of Nottingham is offering a four-day workshop on rock art in the Kuala Lumpur. Click on the image to download a brochure.
March 6th, 2008 noelbynature Posted in Rock Art, Thailand No Comments »
Pang Ma Pha district, in the Mae Hong Son province of Thailand is benefiting from a grant by the US government to support an archaeological research project focusing on the local caves. The project is run by Dr. Rasmi Shoocongdej from Silpakorn University.
I heard Dr. Shoocongdej presenting her Mae Hong Son work at a conference last year. Unlike most archaeological projects, this one really involved the community in managing the site, to the extent of teaching school kids about the prehistory of the region, as well as training guides within the community to help boost local tourism work. It’s a fine example of community archaeology.
photo credit: Michael Scalet
Preserving the Past
Bangkok Post, 04 March 2008
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February 25th, 2008 noelbynature Posted in Rock Art, Thailand No Comments »
The Shumla (Studying Human Use of Materials, Land, and Art), a centre for rock art research based in Texas, recently made a trip to Thailand to see some of the rock art there. Rock art is one of the least understood pieces of material culture in Southeast Asia, and in this region is given a cursory, by-the-way mention in texts. Rock art in Thailand is clustered around the northeast and along the peninsula.
Shumla sends Texas to Thailand for rock art research
Southwest Texas live, 21 February 2008
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February 22nd, 2008 noelbynature Posted in Exhibitions, Rock Art, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand No Comments »
If you’re in the area, KaalaChakra: The Wheel of Time is a current exhibition at the National Library of Singapore showcasing the influence of Indian culture into ancient Southeast Asia. With the kind permission of the National Library Board, SEAArch brings you highlights from this fascinating exhibition.
The term ‘Indianization’ was coined in the early 20th century and was seen as a cultural colonization of Southeast Asia – the idea was that Indian princes and merchants would set up colonies and trading posts in Southeast Asia (notably, Suvarnabhumi and Suvarnadvipa) in their desire to build trade with China. In doing so “converted” local populations into their Indian way of life and religion. Yes, the theory sounds awfully colonial in its thinking, and it fed to another underlying assumption that Southeast Asia was an archaeological backwater compared to the great civilisations of India and China.
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