To cite this page: Tan, Noel Hidalgo (2021, updated 11 March 2023) Books. Southeast Asian Archaeology. Available at: https://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/books/
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Looking for book recommendations, or even a list of free books? A good place to start is this crowdsourced list of the most influential books on Southeast Asian Archaeology. There are also book recommendations in the individual country pages.
New Books
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Free Books
From time to time there are notices of books that are released free for download. They are listed here, but note that they usually link to external sites and I have no control over their validity.
[Free Book] Archaeology as History
Not related to Southeast Asia specifically, but a good (and also free!) resource by Dr. Catherine Frieman on the narrative...
Book on Southeast Asian art dedicated to professor
via Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences, 28 June 2023: The recent publication of an open access book edited...
[Book] Muslim Cultures of the Indian Ocean
Readers may be interested in this new book by Edinburgh University Press which has some chapters related to Southeast Asia....
[Free Book] From Kiln to Kin: The Philippine Ceramic Heritage
The National Museum of the Philippines has a free book for download on the ceramic heritage of the Philippines. The...
[Book] Sri Ksetra Museum Collection Inventory
via De Gruyter, 2023: A new book by Charlotte Galloway on the inventory of artefacts at the Sri Ksetra Museum....
[Book] Uncovering Pacific Pasts
A new book from ANU Press on the histories of archaeology in Oceania. The physical book is for sale, but...
[Free Book] Proceedings of the Society of Philippine Archaeologists 2021
via KAPI, the latest (2021) volume of the Society of Philippine Archaeologists is out and available for download on their...
Open Access resources from the University of Hawaii
Passing on this message from Prof. Miriam Stark from the University of Hawaii about Open Access resources at the University...
[Book] SPAFACON 2021: Papers from the SEAMEO SPAFA International Conference on Southeast Asian Archaeology and Fine Arts, 13-17 December 2021
The week-long SPAFACON has concluded, and capping off the week of presentations is the Open Access proceedings volume, which is...
Free Books – Ban Lum Khao and Noen U-Loke site reports
rom Prof Charles Higham: The remaining stock in the United Kingdom of the site reports of Ban Lum Khao and...
News Archive on Books
The news reports indexed below usually link to external sites that were active at the time of posting; sometimes websites may be temporarily down or may have reorganised their underlying architecture or have even closed down – in these cases the links may not be available. Please note the dates and deadlines of the conferences, as they may already have passed.
Links to External Sites
These are links to external sites and unless stated, I have no connection with the organisations or entities in these links or control over their content. They are sorted alphabetically, but you should also explore the Resources page which have links sorted by themes. If you have a link to suggest, please get in touch!
- Areca Books – Based out of Penang, Has a niche focus on works on social history, biographies, cultural heritage, architecture, the environment and visual arts
- Angkor Database – Online resource by MAADS Living Cambodia in association with Templation Angkor Hotel Siem Reap, holding a collection of digital and print books about Angkor.
- Buku Buku Press – Bookseller specialising in rare and out-of-print books from Malaysia
- Fine Arts Department Bookstore – Run by the Fine Arts Department of Thailand. Most publications are in Thai.
- ISEAS Publishing – Bookstore portal for the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore, with a small selection of books related to archaeology and culture.
- NUS Press – National University of Singapore Press publishes books related to Southeast Asian history, archaeology and culture.
- River Books – Specialist publisher based out of Thailand with a selection of archaeology and cultural heritage-related articles from the region.
- SEAMEO SPAFA Publications – Most of SEAMEO SPAFA’s publications going back 40 years can be download from this site as PDFs [Disclosure: I work full-time for SEAMEO SPAFA and I manage this publications page as well].
- UCL Press – An Open Access press run by University College London. The link goes to the archaeology books page.
