[CFP] Taiwan: The View from the South
A Taiwan-centric conference scheduled for next year at the Australian National University, with suggested panels for archaeology and indigenous studies....
Poor pay a problem for Cambodia’s archaeologists
An article in the Phnom Penh Post highlights the problem of poor pay as a factor for the lack local...
Hue Relic Preservation Center seeks return of artefacts
The Hue Relic Preservation Center is seeking the return of Nguyen Dynasty artefacts that were sold at an auction earlier...
Vietnam’s Trang An landscapes inscribed to World Heritage
Besides Myanmar, Vietnam saw the addition of another World Heritage site, the Trang An Scenic Landscape in Ninh Binh Province,...
Pyu cities are Myanmar’s first World Heritage Site
The 38th World Heritage Committee meeting is wrapping up in Doha, and this year we have inscribed the first World...
Pulau Nangka treasure hunt to continue until August 1
The state government has granted the company in charge of the treasure hunt an extension til August 1. While the...
Reports of buried treasure in Johor
Local residents in Batu Pahat, Johor, report discovering artefacts dating to the Majapahit period. Finds from Jeragan Hill. Source: Sinar...
The paintings of Angkor Wat and the ‘dark’ ages
The Phnom Penh Post's weekend edition has another story on the Angkor Wat paintings, and this story nicely contextualises the...
World Monuments Funds seeks donations to help restore Phnom Bakheng
Phnom Bakheng is one of the World Monuments Funds' 50th Anniversary priority projects. Heritage Fund Plans Phnom Bakheng Restoration Work...
Tracking how antiquities get stolen and sold on the black market
A new study published in the British Journal of Criminology reveals the inner workings of a statue trafficking network in...
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