• An unusual circular base - likely of stupa(?) - in Ta Som temple, just east of the North Mebon. Ta Som is a 12th century Buddhist sanctuary built during the reign of Jayavarman VII. #angkor #angkortemples #cambodia #cambodianarchaeology #tasom #ruins #angkorarchaeologicalpark #siemreap #archaeology #southeastasia #southeastasianarchaeology
  • This place is usually in total darkness - it
  • Sculpture of Durga (Shiva
  • Pardon the blurry photo, it doesn
  • Repost from @josankhaprasit: a thousand-year-old rope, recovered from the Phanom Surin Shipwreck, now in storage with the National Museum of Thailand. The Phanom Surin Shipwreck is a 9th century Indian Ocean vessel wrecked on the shores of Thailand, and now in inland Samut Sakhon province. The shipwreck is currently being investigated by the Fine Arts Department. #phanomsurinshipwreck #samutsakhon #thailand #rope #fibre #thaiarchaeology #southeastasianarchaeology
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#shipwreck #underwaterarchaeology #artifacts #archaeology #fineartsdepartment #เรือพนมสุรินทร์ #สมุทรสาคร
  • Chiang Saen is a Lanna-period town that was controlled by the Burmese and Siamese at different times. Today it sits on the Thai side of the border, near the Golden Triangle separating Myanmar, Laos and Thailand. The walled city was a major centre of Buddhism for the Lanna kingdom, and there are numerous temple ruins to explore. Blog post in Bio! #chiangsaen #chiangrai #thailand #thaiarchaeology #chiangsaenmuseum #southeastasianarchaeology #ancientarchitecture #northernthailand #lannastyle #goldentriangle #archaeology #thaihistory #myanmararchaeology #konbaungdynasty #temple #tourismthailand #visitthailand #amazingthailand #watpasak #stupa #ancientruins
  • 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/
#southeastasianarchaeology #yearinreview
  • 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:
https://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/blackfriday2020/
  • 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
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Explore the 36,000-year-old Chauvet Cave through virtual cinema

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The Final Passage - Chauvet Cave

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Many of you would know that I have a keen interest in rock art, and so it is with great pleasure that I direct your attention to The Final Passage – a virtual and cinematic reconstruction of the Chauvet Painted Cave. This 28-minute film is screening free online until June 7, 2020.

The Final Passage is directed by Pascal Magontier, and produced by Martin Marquet and archaeologist Jean-Michel Geneste, the latter two whom I know through the Rock Art Network, a loose association of archaeologists, cultural heritage practitioners and institutions who have an interest in fostering the principles of research, conservation and promoting rock art.

My first encounter with the Rock Art Network was at a colloquium organised by the Getty Conservation Institute in Namibia in 2017. Last year I attended another colloquium organised in France and Spain, with site visits to the famous Lascaux and Altamira caves, and of course, Chauvet. These deep caves full of rock art were such an eye-opener; it was one thing to read about them in books and see their images online, but quite another to view in person.

Inside the Grotte Chauvet 2 replica

You can’t actually visit the real Chauvet Cave – the above photo is from the excellent Grotte Chauvet 2 museum, a recreation of the actual Chauvet Cave. It is an excellent example of a replica/reproduction museum, and there were times when I forgot I was in a building instead of an actual cave. I highly recommend visiting if you ever have the chance. It is such a breathtakingly well-done museum.

Entrance to the real Chauvet Cave

The real Chauvet Cave is closed to the public and has very, very restricted access in order to protect and preserve the climate in the cave. That makes The Final Passage all the more special, since it is an immersive experience that lets you feel like you were entering the real cave. The paintings at the Chauvet Cave are dated to 36,000 years ago and for the longest time they were thought to be the oldest forms of figurative art in the world. We know now that rock art from Sulawesi and Borneo is just as old, if not older, and so if the Chauvet Caves are worthy of Unesco recognition, we should think the same for the Indonesian caves. In the end, these examples of rock art go to show that the human capacity to paint and create is very old, and appears across the world from a very long time ago.

Members of the Rock Art Network in front of the real Chauvet Cave

The Final Passage is streaming free, online, from now until June 7, 2020. It’s only 28 minutes long, so check it out before it’s too late to see this unique cave. I highly recommend dimming all the lights and watching the video with a pair of headphones for the best viewing experience. If you are interested in finding out more about the Rock Art Network, click here; you can also check out my section on the rock art of Southeast Asia to find out about the immense number of rock art in this region. Unlike the European versions, Southeast Asian rock art is rarely (if at all) located in deep caves, but most commonly found in shallow rock shelters, cliff faces and large boulders or rock formations.

Rhinoceros panel from the Chauvet Cave

View the Final Passage here.

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