National Historical Commission of the Philippines orders halt to rehab of heritage church

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via Khmer Times, 11 February 2021: The Apsara Authority reports the successful restoration of Angkorian towers at Kork Chak temple...

[Paper] Shared paternal ancestry of Han, Tai‐Kadai‐speaking, and Austronesian‐speaking populations as revealed by the high resolution phylogeny of O1a‐M119 and distribution of its sub‐lineages within China

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via American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 08 February 2021: A genetics paper exploring the lineages of the Han, Tai-Kadai and...

The Seductive Appeal of Urban Catastrophe

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via The Atlantic, 31 January 2021: The author of the article also wrote Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of...

Lanna-era foundations discovered in Chiang Mai

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via Thai PBS, 03 February 2021: The foundations of what is thought to be Lanna-period palace has been discovered during...

Bagan, Shwedagon pagodas in Myanmar reopen in line with COVID-19 regulations

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via Myanmar Times, 09 February 2021: After a lengthy closure, and pleading from the tourism industry, Bagan and Shwedagon reopens...

[Talk] Burmese silverwork – From metal to art

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Readers may be interested in this Friday with Friends talk by David C Owens on Burmese silverwork.

Temple demolishment. Source: Phnom Penh Post, 20210209

Cooperation sought in historic site protection

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via Phnom Penh Post, 09 February 2021: Greater coordination sought between government agencies in Cambodia to prevent the accidental destruction...

Kalpitiya Fort. Source: Daily Nws.lk 20210209

Well concealed yet formidable

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via Daily News, 09 February 2021: A feature on a 17th century Dutch fort in Sri Lanka - the Kalpitiya...

Apsara Authority warns about writing on temples