Statement by the Myanmar Archaeology Association on recent events in Myanmar
I share here the statement put out by the Myanmar Archaeology Association on the recent coup
Tag: disasters
Mainly about natural disasters (floods, earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, etc.), but can also refer to man-made disasters (e.g. fire) and other catastrophic events that affect archaeological sites in Southeast Asia.
See also: 2011 Thailand Flood, 2016 Myanmar Earthquake
Vietnam’s ancient world heritage citadel damaged by natural disasters
via Vietnam Express, 10 January 2021: To wall of the Ho Citadel in northern Vietnam was recently damaged due to ...
Lessons from the Climate-Change Induced Collapse of Angkor Wat
via Applied Ecology News, 15 September 2020: Understanding the complexity of the fall of Angkor in conversation with Miriam Stark, ...
International Course on Rethinking Disaster Risk Management for Cultural Heritage Collections
via ICCROM: Course on Disaster Risk Management offered by ICCROM, held partly online, with a hands-on component held in Intramuros ...
Repairs almost finished on quake-damaged Bagan pagodas
via Myanmar Times, 17 July 2020: Update on repair of Bagan temples damage from the 2016 earthquake, but also a ...
Fire guts Ayutthaya-period teak temple
via Bangkok Post, 09 July 2020:
Arson at Ancient Temple in Myanmar World Heritage Site Prompts Questions Over Security
via The Irrawaddy, 10 June 2020: Attempted arson at Loka-hteik-pan Temple.
Climate change and the collapse of Angkor Wat
via phys.org, 14 April 2020: A feature on Dan Penny of the University of Sydney and his work reconstructing the ...
Siem Reap storms cause havoc at Angkor park, damaging homes
via Phnom Penh Post, 13 April 2020: The photo is of Ta Prohm, but according to the Apsara Authority spokesperson ...
[Opportunity] 15th International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage in Japan
via ICCROM: A three-week course on Disaster Risk Management in Japan. Deadline for applications is 6 April 2020. Course details ...
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