![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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#SoutheastAsianArchaeology #Archaeology #Heritage #Prambanan #Thailand #Indonesia #Cambodia #Vietnam #CulturalHeritage #Substack](https://scontent-sin6-3.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/744214042_18361115071209510_2262608560893170251_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=110&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiRkVFRC5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=6sQX3E4sDBUQ7kNvwHxXKsb&_nc_oc=AdpJGuVowYZ50Fa6KHSUrhfaE5nvULpqW86r97fxQuHMi2-16NcLn0dSKNc9OIB9XqA&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-sin6-3.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=jEYOu_KLRA9n9zs1wTab8Q&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQENtMnUXNB1WgavhamD7Nv3g7ajG_Syn1YXb_EwBN5ng8ccSAL-K83SktqQyGhmDxqHzkLbbUGk&oh=00_AQBfuuFPEfgOwb6SbbotKdZvTN4SUVZyfLgsBehxVFwr2g&oe=6A5CA7F1 "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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Read this week’s newsletter: [link in bio]⠀
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#SoutheastAsianArchaeology #Archaeology #Heritage #Prambanan #Thailand #Indonesia #Cambodia #Vietnam #CulturalHeritage #Substack")
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National Museum employees nabbed for alleged extortion
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10,000-year-old fossils found in Ipoh limestone hill by caving enthusiasts
via The Star, 20 August 2019: More on the recent fossil-hunting expedition in Perak.
[Job] Visiting Fellowship for Director of Field School, Temasek History Research Centre
via the Temasek History Research Centre (Singapore). Closing date is 30 August 2019.
Mrauk-U region nomination draft for World Heritage Site to be submitted in September
via Eleven Myanmar, 19 Aug 2019: Myanmar intends to submit its proposal by early next year.
Revisiting glorious tales of Melaka
via New Straits Times, 18 August 2019: Interview with Datin Saidah Rastam, director of the Melaka in Fact project.
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