The looting of antiquities in Southeast Asia
Last week Unesco organised a symposium on the illicit trafficking of antiquities (which I will write a little bit more...
Thailand’s stolen past returns home
The Nation's story about the recently-repatriated Ban Chiang artefacts from the US. An expert from the Fine Arts Department inspects...
Is a Cambodian inscription the earliest record of the number zero?
A blurb for an upcoming book, Finding Zero, about the origins of the numeral '0'. It seems that the oldest...
Shipwrecks reveal ancient trade routes
A feature on the underwater archaeology of Quang Ngai province, where the Binh Chau district is particularly rich with underwater...
Preserving heritage builds community
Grassroots efforts to help preserve, maintain and promote the archaeology of Trowulan and the Majapahit Empire has led to real...
Asia Society to exhibit Buddhist Art from Myanmar
The Asia Society in New York will be hosting a special exhibition next year on the Buddhist art of Myanmar....
Preserving Hong Kong’s subway archaeological sites will cost up to $700,000 more
But it looks like the government is leaning towards the cheapest option, which is to move the wells to another...
Transparency of Angkor ticket sales raised in parliament
The Angkor Archaeological Park receives more than a million tourists a year collecting millions in ticket sales, but where the...
Job: Maritime Archaeology Assistant Professor, University of Guam
The University of Guam is looking for an assistant or associate professor in archaeology with a focus in maritime archaeology...
Locals call for probe into destroyed artefacts
Residents in Bangkok are urging for an investigation into the destruction of some historical artefacts by the local temple's abbot...
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