• The Association for Asian Studies has just announced a whole series of grants including a conference travel grant, and the Gosling-Lim Fellowship which is specifically for Southeast Asian nationals in any discipline.

https://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/2023/12/05/association-for-asian-studies-grants/
  • SEAMEO SPAFA is organising a training workshop on conducting Heritage Impact Assessments in Malaysia in April 2024. Applications are open now until 10 January 2024.

https://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/2023/12/05/training-workshop-on-heritage-impact-assessment-in-southeast-asian-context-principles-methodology-and-mitigation-measures/
  • Hanoi plans to raise entrance fees at major tourist sites like the Thang Long Citadel and Huong Pagoda to fund conservation efforts, with discounts for students, the elderly, and free entry for some.

https://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/2023/12/04/paying-more-to-preserve-history-hanoi-ups-tourist-site-fees/
  • Batu Kitang
  • via Wetwired, 02 December 2023: A recent podcast about the Gunung Padang pyramid controversy.

https://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/2023/12/04/podcast-the-worlds-oldest-pyramid-feat-bill-farley-and-steph-halmhofer/
  • 1980-81 archaeological fieldwork in Thailand
  • Southeast Asian highlands, previously seen as limiting, are revealed as dynamic centers of societal transformation, challenging conventional views with their rich cultural and historical diversity.

https://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/2023/12/04/paper-do-mountains-kill-states-exploring-the-diversity-of-southeast-asian-highland-communities/
  • The U.S. has granted $450,000 to the World Monuments Fund for the restoration of Cambodia
  • Angkor Archaeological Park in Cambodia witnessed a dramatic rise in tourism in 2023, with nearly 700,000 visitors and $32.54 million in revenue, boosted by the new Siem Reap Angkor International Airport.

https://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/2023/12/04/12-01-cambodias-angkor-sees-nearly-700000-intl-tourists-in-11-months/
  • The British Museum is organising a special webinar in conjunction with their Burma to Myanmar exhibition on 14 December 2023. Details in the link below.

https://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/2023/12/04/webinar-ancient-myanmar/
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4 June 2019
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The religious site on Khao Phra Narai has been renovated and is open to the public. Source: Bangkok Post 20190530

The religious site on Khao Phra Narai has been renovated and is open to the public. Source: Bangkok Post 20190530

The religious site on Khao Phra Narai has been renovated and is open to the public. Source: Bangkok Post 20190530
The religious site on Khao Phra Narai has been renovated and is open to the public. Source: Bangkok Post 20190530

via Bangkok Post, 30 May 2019: Archaeological treasures from Surat Thani and Phangnga provinces in the south of Thailand. I say, these brick structures look remarkably similar to the Bujang Valley in Kedah. I wonder if anyone’s looked into any connection between them.

Chaiya National Museum was founded in 1932 to display the collections of the late abbot of Wat Phra Borommathat Chaiya in Surat Thani before being taken over by the Fine Arts Department. Most of the artefacts on display date back to the Srivijaya period, according to Kitti Chincharoentham, head of the museum. The highlight is the extensive collection excavated from Khao Phra Narai, including a stone dhamma wheel, broken ceramics, linga and Buddha amulets. Chaiya National Museum also has stone tools, ancient bronze drums, a wooden gable from the old ordination hall of the nearby temple and a Bodhisattva Buddhist sculpture of Mahayana Buddhism. The museum is open Wednesday to Sunday from 9am to 4pm. Karnjana Karnjanatawe

Visitors can walk up to the top of the hill, about 33m above sea level, to visit the complex of 19 religious sites, believed to be shrines and temples. After a millennium or so, most of what remains are only brick foundations.

“During excavation and renovation, we found artefacts dating back 1,000-1,400 years,” Phanuwat said. Among them were five sculptures of the Hindu god Vishnu. One of these sculptures, still in good condition, is on display at the Bangkok National Museum. A replica can be found at Khao Phra Narai.

Other artefacts found at the site include a Shiva Lingam stone and yoni base, Buddhist amulets, a dhamma wheel, Chinese pottery, Persian turquoise glazed ware and ancient beads. All are on display at Chaiya National Museum in Surat Thani.

Source: Tales from the southern seas | Bangkok Post: lifestyle

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