Myanmar begins inventorying Bagan temples – and starting to find new ones already
An inventory of the pagodas in Bagan is underway as part of its bid to be listed as a world...
Harihara statue reunited after French museum returns head
The Musee Guimet returns the head of a Harihara, a amalgam of the gods Siva and Vishnu, which was reunited...
Job posting: Research associate at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
The McDonald Institute at Cambridge University has an open position for a three year postdoc: Research Associate - University of...
New Angkor museum a symbol of good relations with North Korea
Another story about the newly-opened museum in Siem Reap run by North Korea. It looks like the museum also has...
Stone tools push the human occupation of Sulawesi back by 60,000 years
The discovery of stone tools from Sulawesi date to 118,000 years ago - possibly by the so-called hobbits - predate...
Excavations at Longvek reveal life in Cambodia’s former capital
Another piece of research looking at post-Angkoran history, recent excavations at Longvek, which was the capital after Angkor and before...
14,000 artefacts recovered from Nanhai No. 1
Chinese archaeologists report that over 14,00 artefacts have so far been recovered from the Nanhai No. 1, a Song Dynasty...
The Indian influence into the Malay Peninsula
An opinion piece in the Malaysian Insider about the influence of Indian culture into the Malayan peninsula during the early...
Peak tourism? Angkor visitors plateau in 2015
The Angkor Archaeological Park brought in about US$60 million last year, but the number of visitors only grew slightly from...
Cambodian government takes over Angkor ticket sales
The Cambodian government has formally taken over the ticket sales of Angkor, which had previously been in the hands of...
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