• Brunei’s archaeology does not get nearly enough attention.⠀
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For this bonus post, I’m looking at Kota Batu Archaeological Park, the site of Brunei’s old capital. It is not a spectacular ruin in the usual sense — no towering temples, no monumental gateways — but its fragments tell a fascinating story: tombs, ceramics, sandstone pillar bases, river defences, house posts, imported wares, and traces of a working port city.⠀
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Kota Batu shows Brunei not as a quiet corner of Southeast Asian archaeology, but as part of the maritime world that linked Borneo with China, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines and beyond.
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🪙 a study of how Roman materials were filtered and remade in Southeast Asia⠀
🌊 new work on maritime links between Angkor and China during the megadrought period⠀
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  • New this week in Southeast Asian Archaeology: the Plain of Jars, trade beads, burial rituals, Philippine obsidian, coastal watchtowers, public archaeology, and a museum rethink of the galleon trade.⠀
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  • The Ayala Museum’s Gold of Ancestors exhibition showcases over a thousand gold objects, many originating from Butuan and the Surigao Treasure and generally dated to the 10th–13th centuries CE. These pieces demonstrate the Philippines’ participation in extensive regional trade networks and the high level of craftsmanship achieved before Spanish colonisation.

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  • A quick visit to the National Museum of the Philippines earlier this week, particularly to the National Museum of Anthropology. Here are my 5 highlights.

Have you been to the National Museum in Manila? What are your favourite pieces?

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  • From Angkor wall repairs and Óc Eo museum plans to Preah Vihear restoration politics and Sulawesi cliff burials, this week’s newsletter rounds up Southeast Asian archaeology with context. Subscribe for the stories behind the headlines.

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via Thairath, 11 August 2023: The Thai Culture Minister opened an activity at the Bangkok National Museum for foreign embassies to assess historical sites in Thailand, including the ancient city of Si Thep, as part of the World Heritage Committee’s evaluation for registration as a new World Heritage Site. Article is in Thai.

เมื่อวันที่ 10 ส.ค.ที่พิพิธภัณฑสถานแห่งชาติพระนคร นายอิทธิพล คุณปลื้ม รมว.วัฒนธรรม กล่าวเปิดกิจกรรมสำหรับสถานเอกอัครราชทูตต่างประเทศที่เป็นคณะกรรมการมรดกโลกเพื่อประเมินและเปรียบเทียบแหล่งประวัติศาสตร์ในประเทศไทยที่เป็นมรดกโลกและอยู่ระหว่างการขอขึ้นทะเบียนเป็นมรดกโลกแห่งใหม่ ว่า ประเทศไทยได้เสนอเมืองโบราณอุทยานประวัติศาสตร์ศรีเทพ จ.เพชรบูรณ์ เป็นมรดกโลก ขณะนี้ได้รับบรรจุอยู่ในบัญชีเบื้องต้นขององค์การศึกษาวิทยาศาสตร์และวัฒนธรรมแห่งสหประชาชาติ มานานเกือบ 10 ปีแล้ว จึงได้เชิญคณะทูตานุทูต 7 ประเทศสมาชิก ได้แก่ อาร์เจนตินา เบลเยียม อียิปต์ อินเดีย อิตาลี เม็กซิโก และไนจีเรีย เยี่ยมชมสถานที่จริงเพื่อแสดงถึงความพร้อมของประเทศไทยและถือเป็นโอกาสสำคัญที่จะขอเสียงสนับสนุนการขึ้นทะเบียนของประเทศไทย นอกจากนี้ยังได้นำคณะทูตเยี่ยมชมแหล่งวัฒนธรรมสำคัญใน จ.พระนครศรี อยุธยา ได้แก่ พิพิธภัณฑสถานแห่งชาติพระนคร อาคารจัดแสดงเครื่องทองอยุธยา พิพิธภัณฑสถานแห่งชาติ เจ้าสามพระยา โบราณสถานวัดราชบูรณะ และโบราณสถานวัดไชยวัฒนารามด้วย

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