![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 Free Malaysia Today, 05 January 2023: Travel piece on the Cheng Ho Musuem in Malacca.
This sounds like a fantastical tale. Yet, the voyages of admiral Zheng He were exactly like this according to historians. For Malaysians, Zheng He, also known as Cheng Ho, features heavily in Malaccan history.
After all, the arrival of the Chinese envoy in Malacca cemented ties between Ming China and the sultanate, ensuring peace and prosperity for the latter.
Furthermore, Cheng Ho’s arrival also marked the beginning of the formation of the Chinese community in what would become Malaysia.
Source: Museum dedicated to Cheng Ho, Asia’s greatest diplomat | Free Malaysia Today (FMT)
