Thai artefacts going home
Exciting news about the return of artefacts from Department of Anthropology at the University of Hawaii to Thailand, via ISEAA...
Bagan’s sunset-watching ban to start in 6 months
Myanmar authorities make good on banning sunset watching from the ancient pagodas, and alternative viewing platforms will be built in...
Ancient Champassak stupa to be recognised
A newly discovered stupa in Champassak, thought to be older than nearby Vat Phou, is to be recognised as a...
mm-scale motion detected in Angkor temples, with implications for future structural stability
A new (Open Access) paper in Science Advances describes using radar imagery to detect motion in Angkoran temples over time....
Living Ayutthaya in Petchaburi province
Travel piece on Petchaburi province located southwest of Bangkok and its many cultural sites dating to the Ayutthaya period. Two-and-a-half...
Talk: The emergence of state and cities in southeast Sumatra
Readers in London may be interested in this upcoming talk by Dr Pierre-Yves Manguin at SOAS. At the origins of...
Siam Society – Lecture
If anyone's in Bangkok next week (9 March), I'm giving an introductory talk about the rock art of Southeast Asia...
The staircase of Phnom Kulen
Archaeologists turn their attention to a mysterious massive staircase on Phnom Kulen, thought to be constructed in Angkoran times. The...
Celeb sighting: Leonardo DiCaprio in Ayutthaya
Even movie stars like to visit archaeological sites too... Leonardo DiCaprio is ready for adventure at a moment's notice. The...
New Paper: Bioarchaeology of Care in the Metal Period, Philippines
Vlok et al on a case of disability care in Metal Age Philippines 10.1002/oa.2588 Abstract A case of disability in...
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