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  • UK investigates fresh reports of looting of sunken navy ships

    August 21, 2018

  • Ayutthaya pagoda no place for oddball poses

    August 20, 2018

  • CKS Senior Fellowship applications open

    August 20, 2018

  • Gardens might affect Bagan UNESCO bid

    August 17, 2018

  • Appeal from the Vietnam Maritime Archaeology Project

    August 14, 2018

  • Arguing against Malays’ ‘Sundaland origins’

    August 13, 2018

  • [Lecture] The Invisible Paintings of Angkor Wat

    August 13, 2018

  • Indonesia’s ‘one-map’ database blasted for excluding indigenous lands

    August 13, 2018

  • Myanmar Archaeology Association

    August 13, 2018

  • Virtual tour guide of Angkor Wat developed by ANU

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    August 13, 2018

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  • This temple may look old, but it is in fact fairly young. But it’s what inside that counts. Haw Pha Bang is a royal temple of Laos and houses the bronze Phra Bang Buddha image, after which Luang Prabang is named. The Phra Bang is Laos’ most sacred Buddha image, and according to the chronicles was cast in Sri Lanka and given to the king of Angkor. The king of Angkor subsequently gifted it to Fa Ngum, who became the founder of the Lan Xang kingdom which eventually became Laos. #laos #luangprabang #hawphrabang #temple #buddha #phrabang #bronze #royal #worldheritage #buddhism #southeastasianarchaeology . . . . . #bronze #buddhism #architecture #culture #history #oldtown #royalpalace #archaeology #archeology #sculpture #archaeologyoflaos #laoarchaeology #heritage #tourismlaos #visitlaos #visitluangprabang #architecture #culturalheritage #southeastasia
  • Readers in Bangkok! If you are free on Thursday (23 Aug) come join the Pint of Science event at Welearn (Maneeya Building, Chidlom BTS) for an evening of talks from scientists about their work. I’ll be giving a talk titled “How do archaeologists know where to dig?” It’ll be a fun evening of science! #pintofscience #pintofscienceTH #bangkok #thailand #welearn #science #talks #southeastasianarchaeology . . Register here: http://www.pintofscienceth.com/ . . Other talks are “Pandora’s Pets” about infectious diseases from animals, and “The Sex Lives of Malaria Parasites” about how to beat Malaria . . #malaria #scientists #epidemiology #publiceducation #chidlom #whatsonbangkok #bangkokhappenings #bangkokevents #southeastasia
  • A pair of monks, part of a long stucco relief (thanks @nopparatt_eedawan) in Wat Mahathat of the Sukhothai Historical Park. I was interested in this section because you can still see traces of pigment on the carvings and get an idea of how it might have looked like in its prime. #thailand #sukhothai #sukhothaihistoricpark #monk #basrelief #carving #watmahathat #สุโขทัย #worldheritage #buddhism #southeastasianarchaeology . . . . . #stucco #buddha #disciple #culture #history #temple #pigment #archaeology #archeology #walking #thaiarchaeology #archaeologyofthailand #heritage #tourismthailand #visitthailand #visitsukhothai #ancientarchitecture #culturalheritage #southeastasia
  • One of the most eye-catching pieces in the Asian Civilisations Museum, this Pejeng-style bronze drum is from East Java and dated to between 600BCE-300CE. It is one of the largest of its kind, and named after a similar drum in Pejeng, Bali which is larger(!) than this one. #singapore #asiancivilisationsmuseum #indonesia #pejeng #drum #bronze #java #bali #lostwax #bronzeworking #southeastasianarchaeology . . . . . #museum #artifact #artefact #culture #history #bronzedrum #exhibit #archaeology #archeology #moonofpejeng #indonesiaarchaeology #musicarchaeology #heritage #singaporetourism #visitsingapore #visitindonesia #visitbali #culturalheritage #southeastasia
  • Fort Road in the east coast of Singapore is named after an actual fort. Fort Tanjong Katong was built as an eastern defence for the port of Singapore at the turn of the 20th century, but it was eventually decommissioned due to changing technologies: the cannons that it was built to house became obsolete. The fort was demolished, and it faded into memory. In 2005, there was an effort to excavate the foundations of the fort, which uncovered several bastions and the general shape of the walls. The remains have since been rebutted for protection. #singapore #fort #fortroad #forttanjongkatong #katongfort #defence #bastion #colonial #eastcoast #historicalarchaeology #southeastasianarchaeology . . . . . #architecture #igsingapore #igsingapore #culture #history #katongpark #ancientarchitecture #archaeology #archeology #singaporeheritage #singaporearchaeology #ruins #heritage #singaporetourism #archaeologicalsite #colonialsingapore #worldwarone #culturalheritage #southeastasia
  • For readers in Bangkok - if you’re free on Thursday (16 August), I’m giving a talk at The Siam Society about the Invisible Paintings of Angkor Wat. It’s the same talk I gave at the @acmsg earlier this year. The Siam Society is located in Asok, and the lecture begins at 7.30 pm. Small admission fee applies, but is free for students. #cambodia #angkorwat #invisiblepaintings #unescoworldheritage #thailand #bangkok #lecture #siamsociety #khmer #temple #southeastasianarchaeology . . . . . #architecture #art #igbangkok #culture #history #travelcambodia #ancientarchitecture #archaeology #archeology #culturetrip #cambodiaarchaeology #ruins #heritage #cambodiatourism #archaeologicalsite #ancientcity #siemreap #culturalheritage #southeastasia
  • The My Son Sanctuary in Vietnam is one of the more underrated ancient temple sites in Southeast Asia. It’s a complex of brick temples built between the 4-13th centuries set in the foothills of a small mountain. It’s a World Heritage site worth visiting! #vietnam #myson #mysonsanctuary #unescoworldheritage #champa #quangnam #danang #hoian #hindu #temple #southeastasianarchaeology . . . . . #architecture #ancientarchitecture #igvietnam #culture #history #travelvietnam #ancientarchitecture #archaeology #archeology #culturetrip #vietnamarchaeology #ruins #heritage #vietnamtourism #archaeologicalsite #ancientcity #centralvietnam #culturalheritage #southeastasia
  • Angkor Wat in 2007 - there still were monkeys roaming the halls. This was up in the Bakan or the central tower of the temple. Why so sad monkey? Can’t find your way down? #cambodia #angkor #angkorwat #unescoworldheritage #monkey #monkeysofangkor #siemreap #wildlife #lostmonkey #temple #southeastasianarchaeology . . . . . #architecture #monkeys #donotfeedthemonkeys #culture #history #travelcambodja #2007 #archaeology #archeology #cute #cambodiarchaeology #windowtotheworld #heritage #culturetrip #archaeologicalsite #ancientcity #ancientarchitecture #culturalheritage #southeastasia
  • Seeing @adityarevianur posts around the historic city of Melaka inspired me to ‘dig’ (haha) up this photo of the Frederick Hendrick bastion excavation in 2008. These ruins were found during some road construction, and as it turns out it was a bastion that defended the Malacca fort. It is dated to the Dutch period of the 17-18th century, although it was built over the earlier Portuguese fortification. #malaysia #melaka #malacca #unescoworldheritage #bastion #urbanarchaeology #fort #fortification #frederickhendrickbastion #eastindiacompany #southeastasianarchaeology . . . . . #oldtown #laterite #scalemodel #culture #history #fieldwork #excavation #archaeology #archeology #historicalsite #travelmalaysia #malaysiaarchaeology #heritage #dutchfort #archaeologicalsite #jabatanwarisan #preservation #culturalheritage #southeastasia

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