Unlocking the mysteries: Challenges on the ground as Indonesia seeks to restore ancient Sumatra temple complex
via Channel NewsAsia, 29 December 2022: Indonesia seeking to raise the profile of Muaro Jambi.
Tag: Sumatra (island)
An island in Indonesia which includes the provinces of Aceh, North Sumatra, West Sumatra, Riau, Jambi, Bengkulu, South Sumatra and Lampung.
The Elusive Origin of Zero
via Scientific American, 28 July 2022: This piece, written by a pair of Southeast Asianists, recounts recent arguments about the ...
[Symposium] Biographies and Restitution of Hindu and Buddhist Objects from Java, Sumatra and Bali
Readers may be interested in this SOAS symposium on Hindu and Buddhist objects from Java, Bali and Sumatra on 18 ...
Have Sumatran fishing crews found the fabled Island of Gold?
via The Guardian, 23 October 2021: In a word, no. Both of the news stories below sensationalise a lost city ...
Islamic Archaeological Sites in Barus, North Sumatra
Readers may be interested in this upcoming webinar on Islamic archaeology in North Sumatra on 29 October. Link to the ...
[Job] Post-Doctoral Researcher in Islamic Manuscripts of Sumatra at SOAS University of London
Postdoc opportunity at SOAS. Closing date is on Monday, 05 October 2020!
[Seminar] Biographies and Restitution of Hindu and Buddhist Objects from Java, Sumatra and Bali
Readers in London may be interested in this seminar held in SOAS on 20 May 2020. Online registration through the ...
[New Book] A View from the Highlands: Archaeology and Settlement History of West Sumatra, Indonesia
A new book from Dr Mai Lin Tjoa-Bonatz on the archaeology of the Sumatran Highlands. Link to the ISEAS shop ...
Archaeologists investigate the cave of legendary Princess Pukes
via Kompas.com, 05 August 2019: Archaeologists from Medan investigate a cave in the Gayo Highlands, said to contain the remains ...
![[Paper] Newly discovered cave art sites from Bukit Bulan, Sumatra](https://y8b3h6z9.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1-s2.0-S2352409X18305789-gr4.jpg)
[Paper] Newly discovered cave art sites from Bukit Bulan, Sumatra
via Journal of Archaeological Science, 22 January 2019: New rock art discovered in Sumatra, black drawings which are highly reminiscent ...
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