Foreigner sues Government to recover artefacts

Wednesday, June 14th, 2006 Posted in Philippines | 2 Comments »

14 June 2006 (The Star Online) - Treasure hunters are suing the Malaysian customs department for seized artefacts. Reportedly Chinese and Filipino artefacts originated from US, were in transit in ... Read more..

Shipwreck discovered off Roxas City waters

Saturday, June 10th, 2006 Posted in Philippines, Underwater Archaeology | No Comments »

9 June 2006 (Philippine Inquirer, Visayas) - Update on the Capiz shipwreck. They still haven't been able to identify the ship yet, particularly since it does not lie on any ... Read more..

Ancient bronze weapons unearthed in Lao Cai province

Thursday, June 8th, 2006 Posted in Vietnam | No Comments »

8 June 2006 (Nhan Dan) - Short report on a Dong Son weapon find, including a trident and axe. Ancient bronze weapons unearthed in Lao Cai province These original antiques include an ... Read more..

Prehistoric relics found in Central Highlands

Friday, June 2nd, 2006 Posted in Prehistory, Vietnam | No Comments »

1 June 2006 (Vietnam News Agency) - Short post on Vietnamese prehistoric central highland with stone, iron and bronze finds. Prehistoric relics found in Central Highlands Local experts have discovered original objects ... Read more..

Cradle of the ancient Viet civilisation

Thursday, May 25th, 2006 Posted in Vietnam | No Comments »

21 May 2006 (Viet Nam News) - Vietnamese archaeologists find more evidence of a pre-Dong Son culture. Cradle of the ancient Viet civilisation Archaeologists believe that excavations of Den Citadel, said to ... Read more..

Bentara Budaya hosts keris lovers

Saturday, May 20th, 2006 Posted in Exhibitions, Indonesia, Malaysia, Museums | No Comments »

19 June 2006 (Jakarta Post) - I had not known that the Keris has been declared a world heritage item. Bentara Budaya hosts keris lovers More than 500 krises, or kerises as ... Read more..



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