Friday, May 30th, 2008 Posted in Thailand, UNESCO World Heritage | No Comments »
The Bangkok Post carried a feature on one of Thailand's most-cherished World Heritage Sites, the ancient city of Ayutthaya. Read on to find out more about this Venice of the ... Read more..Monday, February 25th, 2008 Posted in Rock Art, Thailand | No Comments »
The Shumla (Studying Human Use of Materials, Land, and Art), a centre for rock art research based in Texas, recently made a trip to Thailand to see some of the ... Read more..Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 Posted in Museums, Thailand | No Comments »
The case of the smuggled Ban Chiang artefacts unearthed earlier this month in California has far-reaching consequences for museums and industry in the US. Balancing art, Ethics San Diego Union Tribune, 17 ... Read more..Thursday, February 14th, 2008 Posted in Museums, Thailand | No Comments »
The repercussions from the smuggled Ban Chiang artifacts case in California have got museums around the US keeping a close watch. Especially since under US law, all the Ban Chiang ... Read more..Wednesday, February 13th, 2008 Posted in Angkor, Cambodia, Thailand | 2 Comments »
A professor at the Chulalonkorn University in Thailand has proposed that the disputed site of Preah Vihear should be jointly managed by both Thai and Cambodian authorities because of existing ... Read more..Tuesday, February 5th, 2008 Posted in Thailand | 1 Comment »
The New York Times carries an article walking about how the recent antiquities smuggling racket (see here, here and here) damages the archaeological record - and all for a tax ... Read more..Monday, February 4th, 2008 Posted in Thailand | No Comments »
Thailand is following up on the looted artefacts from Ban Chiang, found in the collections of four Californian museums. Ban Chiang artifacts seized in US to be checked Bangkok Post, 02 February ... Read more..