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Readers in Singapore may be interested in this talk happening tomorrow at the National Library.
Singapore: A Hub of the Interaction between Chinese and Southeast ASian Ceramic Studies in SEA Date: 8 July 2010 Time: 5:00PM – Thursday Jul 8, 6:30PM Venue: Level 5 – Imagination in National Library Building
This talk explores the variation [...]
Ceramics from the 17th century have been discovered during road building works at Quang Ngai Province in Vietnam.
Road builders unearth 17th century antiques Viet Nam Net Bridge, 09 June 2010
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A new exhibition at the Ho Chi Minh City Museum traces the development of ceramics from the Ly to Nguyen Dynasties, spanning a period of about 1,000 years.
Exhibition presents 1,000 years of Vietnamese ceramic works Viet Nam News, 01 June 2010
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Ceramics from Malaysia’s sunken shipwrecks are exhibited at the National Museum.
Ceramics from sunken ships on display at National Museum New Straits Times, 27 February 2010
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Construction works at Terengganu, a state on the eastern part of the Malaysian peninsula have revealed artefacts such as Chinese coins and ceramics. Authorities have stepped in to claim the artefacts, but it appears that some of the construction workers have been quietly selling off some of the artefacts to private collectors already.
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An archaeological excavation in Punden Gadung Melati, East Java, has been cut short by the authorities, although no reason was given. The excavation has uncovered bricks and ceramics and large ceramic pieces, although I’m a bit doubtful about the mention of earthenware 10 by 10m in size.
Punden Excavation Terminated Tempo Interaktif, 27 April 2009
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The remianing bags of Maitum jars that were recovered from looters last year are to be sent to the National Museum, after preliminary studies suggest that the faces depicted on them represent a distinctly separate group from the Ayub Cave pottery that was found 15 years ago.
National Museum orders transport of remaining seized [...]
Some 1,500 artefacts, seized from an unlicensed collector six years ago, have been finally handed over to the Quang Nam provincial authorities to exhibit in the local museum. The artefacts, mostly ceramics, were stored in boxes for most of the period and concerns have been raised that improper storage might have damaged the artefacts.
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A potsherd adds to another piece of the puzzle about early Philippine writing systems. Most writing systems in Southeast Asia were derived from India (with the exception of China in Vietnam), and the Philippines has remarkably few paleographic references, with the earliest dating to 900 AD.
Shard find in Intramuros shows early form of writing [...]
A selection of archaeology-related books, new to the catalogue of Select Books, a specialised publisher and retailer of books pertaining to Southeast Asia. For ordering info, please visit the Select Books website.
043005 Early Southeast Asia: Selected Essays. Wolters, O. W.; Craig J. Reynolds (ed.). Us. 2008. 236pp. pb. $65.00 (This collection of previously published [...]
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