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May 28th, 2008 noelbynature Posted in Southeast Asia No Comments »
New genetic-level studies on Southeast Asian populations throw up new ideas about how humans migrated and populated this region - it may well turn out that the Austronesian expansion wasn’t as big a deal as it was made out to be.
New Research Forces U-turn In Population Migration Theory
Science Daily, 26 May 2008
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April 23rd, 2008 noelbynature Posted in Singapore, Southeast Asia, Talks / Presentations No Comments »
Early Indian Influence in Southeast Asia: References on Southeast Asia in ancient Tamil literature
Date/Time: Saturday Apr 26, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Venue: Level 5 - Possibility in National Library
Language: Tamil
Dr S.P. Thinnappan, from South Asian Studies Programme, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, NUS,will talk on the early references about Southeast Asia made in ancient Tamil literature, such as Silappathikaaram and Pattinapaalai.
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.
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.
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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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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