New panel formed to manage Ayutthaya

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010 Posted in Thailand | No Comments »

A new panel comprising of locals, the Fine Arts Department and scholars will be set up to manage the Ayutthaya World Heritage Site, in response to complaints that not enough ... Read more..

Students recreate Ayutthaya temple digitally

Friday, June 11th, 2010 Posted in Thailand | No Comments »

Students from Thailand's Kasetsart University have completed a digital recreation of Wat Chaiwattanaram in Ayutthaya, opening the possibilities for using 3D computer models to aid in conservation practice and tourism. ... Read more..

Recreating Ayutthaya digitally

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 Posted in Thailand | No Comments »

The director-general of the Thai Fine Arts Department reports on the progress of a project to digitally recreate the buildings of Ayutthaya. Ayutthaya Historical Park taking shape The Nation, 05 February 2010 Read more..

Mid-December archaeology linkdump

Friday, December 18th, 2009 Posted in Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam | No Comments »

It's mid-December already, and I haven't posted any news so far on account of being in Hanoi for the first couple of weeks, and then falling majorly sick after returning. ... Read more..

Thieves strike at Ayutthaya temple

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 Posted in Thailand | 1 Comment »

300-year-old Buddha images in a temple in Ayutthaya province in Thailand have either been damaged or stolen by thieves. Ayutthaya temple hit by thieves Bangkok Post, 22 November 2009 Read more..

Buddha heads stolen from Lopburi temple

Friday, October 30th, 2009 Posted in Thailand | 4 Comments »

The heads of six 17th century Buddha heads were stolen from a temple in Thailand's Lopburi province. photo credit: ELMASTUDIO Six Buddha heads stolen from temple Bangkok Post, 23 October 2009 Read more..

Ayathuyya goes high-tech

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 Posted in Museums, Thailand | No Comments »

Thailand announces an ambitious project to leverage information technology to enhance visitor services and information resources by digitizing cultural heritage collections and using IT to help with visitor planning. ... Read more..



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