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via the Ministry of Information, Myanmar, 02 June 2024: A new conservation plan has been proposed for Hanlin, of the Pyu cities and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2014. U Kyaw Myo Win from the Department of Archaeology emphasized the need for better preservation, highlighting recent findings and ongoing efforts to protect the site’s artifacts, including a large sandstone slab and potential human statue.
THE ancient Pyu city of Hanlin, which is a World Heritage Site as well as an essential cultural link for Myanmar, should be preserved with a higher standard plan, U Kyaw Myo Win, director of the Department of Archaeology and National Museum (Bagan Branch), suggested on his Facebook page.
Hanlin, along with Beikthano and Sriksetra, was inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List on 22 June 2014. Subsequent research revealed that the city wall of Hanlin, previously thought to be rectangular, was actually square, and the map had to be redrawn.
A vast sandstone slab found upside down was assumed to be a human face because it had Kanote (floral writing) similar to a human face, eyebrows and hairs. When a slightly swollen hill not very far away was examined with an underground magnetic scanner, a solid image was found, he said.
