• This week on Southeast Asian Archaeology: rare bronze Mahoratuek drums surface in Thailand, gold-glazed terracotta helps redraw Vietnam’s Ho Citadel, and Aceh War “loot” gets a long-overdue digital reckoning.⠀ ⠀ https://bit.ly/46lX88H
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  • Biases, Bones & Burāq — this week’s Southeast Asian Archaeology newsletter is all about how small corrections can change big histories.⠀ ⠀ We’ve got four fresh research reads:⠀ 🐟 Neolithic expansion that looks a lot more “rice and fish” once recovery bias is taken seriously⠀ 📜 An illuminated Qur’an section from Java on dluwang (treebark paper), with clues that push it earlier than you might expect⠀ 🐀 Timor-Leste’s giant/large murids, measured in detail to track changing ecologies (and a late crash)⠀ ⚱️ Ban Non Wat grave size and offerings, mapping a sharp spike—and then easing—of social distinction⠀ ⠀ And for a screen break: a small mention of PBS’s Angkor: Hidden Jungle Empire.⠀ ⠀ Read the full roundup here: https://bit.ly/45Gh2uN ⠀ #Archaeology #SoutheastAsia #Heritage #Anthropology #Museums #History
  • This week in Southeast Asian Archaeology: Sulawesi just delivered a headline-grabbing ~67,800-year-old hand-stencil date, Huế’s Imperial Citadel restoration has revealed a trilingual astronomical mural, and Malaysia’s new Guar Kepah Archaeological Gallery opens with the “Penang Woman” at centre stage. Deep time, dynastic science, and fresh public heritage spaces—come catch up on the week’s stories.⠀ ⠀ https://bit.ly/3NG7WIg
  • New week, new reads: a “Southwestern Silk Road” model for amber into Han China, the biggest Austroasiatic genomic dataset yet (with Dvaravati/Angkor-era signals), plus rock art methods and fresh motifs from Malaysia and Laos. Molecules, motifs, and migration stories — all in one roundup. Amber, Ancestry and Arty hands https://bit.ly/3LAK20c
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  • Genomes point to a 60,000-year “long chronology” for the first settlers of Sahul, while new DNA links China’s hanging coffins to the modern Bo people. #southeastasianarchaeology Read here: https://bit.ly/4a64D6z
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Rock Art of Malaysia 刻在岩壁上的画，解读古人的生命密码 – 副刊 – 专题 – 周刊专题

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via Sin Chew, 17 April 2023: Feature on Dr Saw Chaw Yeh and her work on Malaysian rock art, particuarly that of the Kinta Valley where she has researched extensively. Article is in Chinese.

岩画 可喻为原始人类的古文献，以 图腾、线条、符号、色彩勾勒出古代生活和生存的场景。岩画并非无意识的随笔，众多人文岩画用图像展示了部落狩猎、祭祀崇拜、野生动物、群居生活等多元内容，堪称珍贵的古文明史书。

可是，岩画内容又是一个不解之谜，线条拙稚、纯真，却又蕴涵难以参透的意象图形，宛如失落的密语待解构。

Source: 【近打谷探洞／03】刻在岩壁上的画，解读古人的生命密码 – 副刊 – 专题 – 周刊专题 | 星洲网 Sin Chew Daily Malaysia Latest News and Headlines

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