Dream leads miner to ‘artifacts’

Friday, March 2nd, 2007 Posted in Indonesia | No Comments »

2 March 2007 (Jakarta Post) - A dream leads an Indonesian man to unearth a one-metre tall statue of Brahma in East Java, leading to frenzied excavations in the area ... Read more..

Down on their luck, farmers turn gold diggers

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007 Posted in Indonesia | 1 Comment »

27 February 2007 (Jakarta Post) - Indonesian farmers turn to treasure hunting in times of drought to raise money, oblivious to the archaeological value of the artefacts. Down on their luck, ... Read more..

Eighth century Hindu temple relics lost in Semarang

Friday, February 9th, 2007 Posted in Indonesia | No Comments »

9 Feb 2007 (Jakarta Post) - A sad story about how ancient Hindu temples have been pillaged in Indonesia by private collectors. Eighth century Hindu temple relics lost in Semarang Many 8th ... Read more..

Historical Treasure Troves Looted: West and Central Java

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007 Posted in Indonesia | No Comments »

21 January 2007 (Jakarta Post and Reuters, by way of planetmole.org) - New archaeological finds in Java are being looted by local villagers, with reports of hundreds of kilogrammes of ... Read more..

Podcast 03: Heritage Watch

Monday, December 25th, 2006 Posted in Cambodia, Podcasts, Prehistory, Tourism | No Comments »

Merry Christmas one and all! The SEAArch Podcast talks to Dr Dougald O'Reilly, the director of Heritage Watch, an NGO in Cambodia that seeks to preserve the cultural heritage of ... Read more..

Ban slapped on excavation work

Sunday, October 22nd, 2006 Posted in Prehistory, Thailand | No Comments »

22 October 2006 (Bangkok Post) - Looting on archaeological sites for prehistoric beads for resale leads to a clampdown on excavations. Remember: if you're in the Chatuchak market and you're ... Read more..

Australian fined for artifact theft

Thursday, October 12th, 2006 Posted in Cambodia | 2 Comments »

8 - 11 October 2006 (Various news sources, see below) - By far, this got the most hits in terms of news, probably because someone from the first world was ... Read more..



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