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Public Lecture: Pots and How They are Made in Southeast Asia

Pots EDM

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Readers in Singapore may be interested in this talk about ceramics production in Mainland SEA [...]

iTunes U and Southeast Asian Archaeology

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Last week, Apple announced a revamped iBooks and iTunes U service aimed at bringing textbooks and course materials to the iPad. There’s a fair buzz in the education circles, but how much content is there relating to the archaeology of Southeast Asia?

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Public Lecture: The Site of Koh Ker and the reign of Jayavarman IV

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There will be a public lecture on the Angkoran site of Koh Ker by Dr [...]

Using the iPad to record rock art

This past year I’ve been working on a side project to use the iPad as the primary data collection device for recording rock art in the field, replacing paper forms that can number in the hundreds. Last week I presented the idea and the results of field testing at the Australian Archaeological Association Conference.

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Public Lecture: Shopping in Ancient SG: What the Archaeology of Victoria Concert Hall & Victoria Theatre Tells us

Lim Chen Sien from the National University of Singapore will present the findings from recent excavations at Singapore’s Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall.

photo credit: alantankenghoe

Shopping in Ancient SG: What the Archaeology of Victoria Concert Hall & Victoria Theatre Tells us Date: 03 December 2011 Venue: National Library of Singapore, Level 5, Possibility [...]

Public lecture: Alternative stories of Rama

Professor Romila Thapar is scheduled to give a talk at the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore on the multiple versions of the Ramayana from the first millennium BCE. Registration required, details below.

Alternative Stories of Rama: Why Did They Emerge in the First Millennium BCE? 17 August 2011 7.00 – 8.30pm Asian Civilisations Museum, [...]

Public Lecture: Sanskrit in the Archipelago

An upcoming public lecture at the National University of Singapore:

Sanskrit in the Archipelago: Translation, Vernacularization and Translocal Identity Prof. Thomas M. Hunter, Faculty of Letters, Udayana University ISEAS Seminar Room II, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, National University of Singapore 21 June 2011 4.00 – 5.30 pm

More information here.

Public Lecture: Burmese Palaces and Sacred Sites

For readers in Thailand, Silpakorn University will be hosting a special lecture/seminar next Sunday on sites in Burma. The event is limited to 100 guests, so please register early to avoid disappointment!

Burmese Palaces and Sacred Sites Venue: Faculty of Decorative Art, Room 3104 (Basement), Silpakorn University (Tha Phra Campus) Date: Sunday 30th January [...]

Public Lecture: Non-traders from South Asia in the Malay World

Readers in Singapore might be interested in catching this lecture by Daniel Perret from EFEO, which deals with India-Southeast Asia interactions – without the lenses of Indianisation or trade. Registration is required.

Non-traders from South Asia in the Malay World (end of 13th – end of 17th century) Asian Civilisations Museum 09 [...]

Public Lecture: Sumatran Gold in Southeast Asian Context

Readers in Singapore may be interested in attending Dr. Miksic’s lecture this evening at the Asian Civilisations Museum in conjunction with the Sumatra exhibition.

Gold Land Lords: Sumatran Gold in Southeast Asian Context Thursday, 14 October 2010 7.30 pm Asian Civilisations Museum Ngee Ann Auditorium, ACM Empress Place (Basement)

Sumatra has been known as [...]