![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 The Sunday Times, 11 April 2021: Report of looting in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka.
Valuable archaeological artefacts, including three inscriptions, two dagobas and several other antiques in the Eastern Province have been stolen by treasure hunters.
The destruction took place in Dharampalawa in the Bakmitiyawa Thiorigolla area belonging to the Pottuvil Divisional Secretariat.
According to the inscriptions this temple and a tank were developed by the kings Kutakanna Tissa, Kanikatissa and Bhatikhabhaya.
Source: The looting of artefacts resumes | Print Edition – The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka
