• A piece of impressed pottery at the Nong Ratchawat site in Thailand. I’m out in the field today! With colleagues from @seameospafa, Silpakorn University and the Fine Arts Department filming training videos (more details on those soon). It’s nice to be down in the dirt again... #archaeology #thailand #suphanburi #neolithic #ceramics #nongratchawat #thaiarchaeology #southeastasianarchaeology #fieldwork
  • My last post of the year on the main website is a bumper issue on the highlights from this past year in Southeast Asian Archaeology. Link in the bio or here:https://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/2020/12/29/southeast-asian-archaeology-2020-year-in-review/
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  • Non-archaeology post, BLACK FRIDAY SALE: A couple of special deals for @adobe products and @expressvpn until 28 November. These are software that I actually use in my day-to-day work, so they might be useful to you too. 24% off for Adobe Creative Cloud (more if you’re a student or teacher!) and 3 months free for a 12-month subscription to Express VPN. Link below and in bio:
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  • 1) Bangles from Burial 49, Ban Chiang early-middle period. 2) Bent spear tip from Burial 76. 3) The latest volumes from White and Hamilton on the archaeology of Ban Chiang, a significant Unesco World Heritage Site in Thailand. I’m looking for reviewers for the SPAFA Journal @seameospafa (ideally a Thai and/or a professional archaeologist) if you’re interested, send me a PM. #banchiang #thailand #bronzeage #udonthani #book #upenn #booksforeview #thaiarchaeology #southeastasianarchaeology #prehistory #neolithic #thaihistory #บ้านเชียง #unescoworldheritage
  • Entry to Wat Chedi Luang is not much, 40 baht for adults or $US1.30 - but when we entered there was nobody at the booth and the groundskeeper told us to go right in - the lack of tourists meant the inability to pay for ticketing staff. Heritage sites dependent on tourism are taking a beating, like the rest of the industry. We left a small donation to the temple, and at every temple we visited, to help for its upkeep. #covid19 #heritagetourism #archaeotourism #chiangmai #thailand #watchediluang
#วัดเจดีย์หลวง #thaiarchaeology #thaiarchitecture #lanna #lannaculture #southeastasianarchaeology #archaeology #archaeologytravel #oldchiangmai #southeastasia #northernthailand #ancientruins
  • Check out my story for the Night at the Museum event at the Bangkok National Museum - in conjunction with Thai Museums Day on September 19. The museum hosted a tea party with musical and dance performances, followed by guided tours at the galleries. It was a good opportunity to catch the new exhibition ‘San Somdet’ - an exploration of Thai history, archaeology and culture through the correspondence of two princes. #bangkok #thailand #nationalmuseum #nationalmuseumbangkok #nightatthemuseum #sansomdet #thaimuseumday #thaihistory #thaiarchaeology #southeastasianarchaeology
  • In Chiangmai yesterday and today and most of my trip was concentrated in the old city of Chiangmai. Wat Chedi Luang, located close to the centre of the city, is easily the largest stupa in the area despite it incomplete state. Built at the end of the 14th century and damaged by earthquake in the 15th century, the chedi once housed the Emerald Buddha that had previously resided in Luang Prabang and is now in Bangkok. H/T to @pathsunwritten for his guides to Chiangmai. The history and archaeology of northern Thailand is unfamiliar to me, what else should I visit, during my next trip to Chiangmai?
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  • Chedi Chiang Lom, the oldest building in Wat Chiang Man วัดเชียงมั่น, itself the oldest temple in the old city of Chiangmai. The temple was built in 1297, while King Mengrai was building his new city of Chiangmai. The Chedi is similar to Wat Chang Lom in Sukhothai. #วัดเชียงมั่น #chiangmai #chedi #stupa #elephant #thailand #thaiarchaeology #southeastasianarchaeology #lanna #buddhism #oldcity #ancientarchitecture
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[Talk] Documenting & Recording the History, Culture & Memory of Malay Martial Arts Groups in Singapore

Tags: Bugis (people)Malay Heritage Centre (museum)martial artMohamed Effendy bin Abdul Hamid (person)Silattalks / presentations
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Readers in Singapore may be interested in this talk at the Malay Heritage Centre by Dr. Mohamed Effendy on 7 March 2020.

“Sometimes the battle would rage for days and the blood would drip down the sides of the cliffs and into the sea staining the entire area a deep bright red. Sometimes one side was wiped out and sometimes the other and on rare occasions, the battle would literally die out with every combatant dead or dying of their wounds”

This excerpt, taken from a Straits Times article written by Andrew Fang in a 1960 article entitled “Isle with peaceful name has history of blood and battle” describes how Pulau Terkukor, a barren island just off Sentosa, was once the dueling ground for Bugis from Riau and the Malays of Johore and Singapore in the early history of Singapore. The battles often led to many casualties and death among the Malay and Bugis fighters.

http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19600131-1.2.35

Today such scenes would be unimaginable but it does prompt questions about the historical role and cultural place of Pencak Silat for many ethnic groups in Singapore from the Indonesia-Malay archipelago. For example, how central was the study and acquisition of Pencak Silat skills important to the Malay ethnic groups in Singapore? Who taught these skills and what is the significance of Pencak Silat to the social, cultural and historical development of Singapore Malay identity?

Therefore, the project “Preserving Intangible cultures: Documenting and recording the history, culture and memory of Malay martial arts groups in Singapore” was conceptualised. Funded by the National Heritage Board and supported by the Department of Southeast Asian Studies of the National University of Singapore, the project led by Dr. Mohamed Effendy and assisted by Mr Faisal Nordin, aims to record the origin stories of the various silat groups and record the Pencak Silat moves of various perguruan in Singapore. Many of these groups have preserved unique knowledge, identities and cultures through Pencak Silat practice and such knowledge are crucial in creating a more nuanced understanding of historical and cultural origins of the Singapore Malay community.

Source: PLS | Preserving Intangible Cultures: Documenting & Recording the History, Culture & Memory of Malay Martial Arts Groups in Singapore | Peatix

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