![This week in Southeast Asian Archaeology: Prambanan gets some renewed attention, Phimai Black pottery surfaces at Mun Bon Dam, and I’m taking a short break next week.⠀
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The featured stories look at the new Indonesia–India conservation project at Prambanan, focusing on the temple complex’s ruined perwara shrines, and a striking Late Prehistoric find in northeast Thailand: a remarkably complete Phimai Black vessel discovered as water levels fell at Mun Bon Dam.⠀
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Temples, pottery, reservoirs, and a little scheduled rest. Back again on 27 July.⠀
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The featured stories look at the new Indonesia–India conservation project at Prambanan, focusing on the temple complex’s ruined perwara shrines, and a striking Late Prehistoric find in northeast Thailand: a remarkably complete Phimai Black vessel discovered as water levels fell at Mun Bon Dam.⠀
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Temples, pottery, reservoirs, and a little scheduled rest. Back again on 27 July.⠀
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Read this week’s newsletter: [link in bio]⠀
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#SoutheastAsianArchaeology #Archaeology #Heritage #Prambanan #Thailand #Indonesia #Cambodia #Vietnam #CulturalHeritage #Substack")
via Vietnam Plus, 01 July 2024: An ancient Buddha head relief, dating to the 11th-12th centuries, was found during the excavation of Lieu Coc Twin Tower in Thua Thien-Hue, Vietnam. This significant discovery, alongside numerous other artifacts, highlights the historical and cultural richness of the Champa relic site. Archaeologists emphasize the importance of further excavation and preservation efforts.
An extraordinary ancient statue relief of a Buddha head is among many artifacts unearthed during the large-scale archeological excavation of Lieu Coc Twin Tower in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, archeologists have announced.
The one-side relief of purple-gray stone dating between 11th – 12th centuries is 20cm in length, 15cm wide and 10cm thick.
It is really a particular item among a large number of artifacts found after more than two months of exploration and excavation by archeologists and experts from the Department of Culture and Sports of Thua Thien-Hue province in collaboration with the National Museum of History.
