• Brunei’s archaeology does not get nearly enough attention.⠀
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For this bonus post, I’m looking at Kota Batu Archaeological Park, the site of Brunei’s old capital. It is not a spectacular ruin in the usual sense — no towering temples, no monumental gateways — but its fragments tell a fascinating story: tombs, ceramics, sandstone pillar bases, river defences, house posts, imported wares, and traces of a working port city.⠀
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Kota Batu shows Brunei not as a quiet corner of Southeast Asian archaeology, but as part of the maritime world that linked Borneo with China, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines and beyond.
  • This week’s Southeast Asian Archaeology newsletter is about movement, adaptation, and why archaeology is rarely as tidy as we pretend.⠀
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🏹 a new review of bow-and-arrow evidence from India to Oceania⠀
🪙 a study of how Roman materials were filtered and remade in Southeast Asia⠀
🌊 new work on maritime links between Angkor and China during the megadrought period⠀
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Also this week: Angkor palace waterworks, the Cẩm An shipwreck, and the reopening of Phimai National Museum.⠀
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  • New this week in Southeast Asian Archaeology: the Plain of Jars, trade beads, burial rituals, Philippine obsidian, coastal watchtowers, public archaeology, and a museum rethink of the galleon trade.⠀
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The lead story is a new paper from Laos, where one huge jar at Site 75 contained the remains of at least 37 people and hints at a long, careful mortuary tradition. From there, the issue moves across the region, with a particularly strong run of stories from the Philippines on exchange networks, local histories, and the stories archaeology tells in public.⠀
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Jars, beads, boats, and the occasional inconvenient fact. https://bit.ly/3RqKWyW ⠀
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  • This week: Đồng Dương, ancient Champa, broken bricks, border temples, Buddhist architecture on the move, and a reminder that archaeology is rarely just about the past.⠀
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  • This week in Southeast Asian Archaeology: a remarkable burial find in Phetchaburi, an old perahu under review in Kelantan, and the Po Nagar festival in Vietnam as a case of living heritage in action. ⠀
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  • The Ayala Museum’s Gold of Ancestors exhibition showcases over a thousand gold objects, many originating from Butuan and the Surigao Treasure and generally dated to the 10th–13th centuries CE. These pieces demonstrate the Philippines’ participation in extensive regional trade networks and the high level of craftsmanship achieved before Spanish colonisation.

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  • A quick visit to the National Museum of the Philippines earlier this week, particularly to the National Museum of Anthropology. Here are my 5 highlights.

Have you been to the National Museum in Manila? What are your favourite pieces?

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  • From Angkor wall repairs and Óc Eo museum plans to Preah Vihear restoration politics and Sulawesi cliff burials, this week’s newsletter rounds up Southeast Asian archaeology with context. Subscribe for the stories behind the headlines.

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  • New finds lead this week’s Southeast Asian Archaeology newsletter: possible Khmer temple remains in Mondulkiri and Korat, a prehistoric settlement in Lào Cai dating to around 2000–1500 BCE, and wooden stakes in Hoa Lư that may yet reshape how we think about the Trần-era landscape.⠀
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via The Cloud, 09 March 2023: The Thai Ministry of Culture organised a cultural trip for members of the diplomatic corps to Udon Thani and Nong Bua Lamphu provinces in Thailand with an  opportunity to visit World Heritage sites and inspect local arts, artifacts, cuisines, and folk wisdom. Article is in Thai.

The Exclusive Cultural Trip for Members of Diplomatic Corps เป็นการเดินทางพิเศษที่กระทรวงวัฒนธรรมจัดขึ้น เพื่อให้เหล่าทูตานุทูตที่อยู่ในประเทศไทยได้รู้จักกับวัฒนธรรมไทยตามภูมิภาคต่าง ๆ รวมถึงได้กระชับมิตรระหว่างหน่วยงานภาครัฐของไทยกับสถานทูตในหลายประเทศด้วย

ทริปแบบนี้มีจัดอยู่เป็นประจำ แต่นี่คือการกลับมาจัดเป็นครั้งแรกหลังจากงดไปช่วงโควิด จึงมีทูตานุทูตมาร่วมถึง 47 คน จาก 24 ประเทศ พอรวมเจ้าหน้าที่ สื่อมวลชน และผู้เชี่ยวชาญ เข้าไปด้วยแล้ว ทริปนี้จึงน่าจะมีสมาชิกอยู่เกือบ 100 ชีวิต ซึ่งเจ้าหน้าที่กระทรวงวัฒนธรรมคนหนึ่งถึงกับออกปากว่า เป็นทริปที่มีสมาชิกเยอะเป็นประวัติการณ์

เราเดินทางกันด้วยรถบัสใหญ่ 2 คันและรถตู้อีก 3 คัน ท่องเที่ยวลัดเลาะในจังหวัดอุดรธานี หัวเมืองใหญ่ของอีสานตอนบน แล้วก็เอื้อมไปเยือนหนองบัวลำภู จังหวัดเล็ก ๆ ที่อยู่ติดกันด้วยอีกหน่อย อากาศช่วงที่เราไปเยือนกำลังสบาย แดดจ้าพอให้ถ่ายรูปสวย มีอากาศเย็นบาง ๆ ตามประสาปลายฤดูหนาว

ในทริปนี้เราไปดูพิพิธภัณฑ์ 2 แห่ง คือ พิพิธภัณฑ์เมืองอุดรธานีและพิพิธภัณฑ์บ้านเชียง ไปเยือนวิสาหกิจชุมชนอีก 2 แห่ง คือ บ้านโนนกอกและศูนย์การเรียนรู้ขวัญตา ไปเที่ยวอุทยานประวัติศาสตร์ภูพระบาท ที่รัฐบาลไทยกำลังยื่นเสนอขึ้นบัญชีมรดกโลกด้วย

Source: เที่ยวอุดรธานี แวะหนองบัวลำภู และร่วมมื้อพิเศษกับคณะทูตานุทูตจาก 24 ประเทศ

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