• Mt Sadahurip pyramid to be investigated

    Updated: 2012-01-31 14:23:29
    var latlng = new google.maps.LatLng(-7.248397400000001, 107.90965159999996); var myOptions = { zoom: 5, center: latlng, mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.TERRAIN }; var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("mygpMap7129"), myOptions); map.disableDoubleClickZoom = false; map.scrollwheel = true; var marker = new google.maps.Marker({ position: latlng, map: map }); A team of German archaeologists are reportedly investigating if there really is a pyramid at [...]

  • Museum holds exhibition for city’s 750th anniversary

    Updated: 2012-01-31 10:10:33
    The Nam Dinh Province Museum is holding an exhibition in conjunction with the city’s 750th anniversary. Display at the Nam Dinh Museum, Vietnam Net Bridge 20120117 Exhibition explores Nam Dinh’s history Vietnam Net Bridge, 17 January 2012 Thousands of objects dating back to different dynasties and excavated in the northern province of Nam [...]

  • Singapore coverage of the NSC Field School

    Updated: 2012-01-31 05:59:31
    var latlng = new google.maps.LatLng(1.2912779, 103.77838220000001); var myOptions = { zoom: 5, center: latlng, mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.TERRAIN }; var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("mygpMap7123"), myOptions); map.disableDoubleClickZoom = false; map.scrollwheel = true; var marker = new google.maps.Marker({ position: latlng, map: map }); The Straits Times’ coverage of the Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre Field School. I’ve been hanging out with [...]

  • Sapa’s petroglyphs risk getting erased

    Updated: 2012-01-30 00:05:13
    var latlng = new google.maps.LatLng(22.3363608, 103.84378519999996); var myOptions = { zoom: 5, center: latlng, mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.TERRAIN }; var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("mygpMap7043"), myOptions); map.disableDoubleClickZoom = false; map.scrollwheel = true; var marker = new google.maps.Marker({ position: latlng, map: map }); The picture says it all. The engraved boulders of Sapa are slowly being eroded – [...]

  • Part of Borobudur relief found

    Updated: 2012-01-27 00:12:53
    var latlng = new google.maps.LatLng(-7.603181999999999, 110.20406730000002); var myOptions = { zoom: 5, center: latlng, mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.TERRAIN }; var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("mygpMap7039"), myOptions); map.disableDoubleClickZoom = false; map.scrollwheel = true; var marker = new google.maps.Marker({ position: latlng, map: map }); A relief that was supposedly part of Borobudur was returned to the temple custodians by [...]

  • Perak confident of World Heritage listing for Lenggong Valley

    Updated: 2012-01-26 14:18:18
    The state government of Perak in Malaysia expressed confidence that the Lenggong Valley, home to a number of prehistoric sites, will be listed as a World Heritage site. Lenggong Archaeological Museum Perak Confident Lenggong Valley Will Be Listed As World Heritage Site Bernama, 24 January 2012 - The Perak government is confident that [...]

  • Cambodia’s tourism fuelling education boom

    Updated: 2012-01-26 06:06:02
    var latlng = new google.maps.LatLng(13.3622222, 103.85972219999996); var myOptions = { zoom: 5, center: latlng, mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.TERRAIN }; var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("mygpMap7016"), myOptions); map.disableDoubleClickZoom = false; map.scrollwheel = true; var marker = new google.maps.Marker({ position: latlng, map: map }); An interesting story on how the development of Siem Reap for tourists is also having [...]

  • Tang shipwreck treasures at the Asian Civilisations Museum

    Updated: 2012-01-26 00:06:07
    var latlng = new google.maps.LatLng(1.2871594, 103.85179489999996); var myOptions = { zoom: 5, center: latlng, mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.TERRAIN }; var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("mygpMap7011"), myOptions); map.disableDoubleClickZoom = false; map.scrollwheel = true; var marker = new google.maps.Marker({ position: latlng, map: map }); I briefly mentioned this at my last post about the Belitung Shipwreck – The Tang [...]

  • More Student Perspectives on Archaeological Fieldwork

    Updated: 2012-01-16 01:21:29
    Posted byKatie Sikes Our student archaeologists are quickly developing their professional field skills, and are becoming more familiar and more comfortable with our excavation methods. They can now accurately identify some of the most common artifac...

  • The Nitty-Gritty of Archaeology - Myth vs. Reality

    Updated: 2012-01-16 01:21:25
    Posted by Katie Sikes For the majority of this year’ weblog posts, we aim to give our readers an inside look at the experience of participating in an excavation by regularly including a variety of perspectives from students, many of whom...

  • Jesus and the Temple

    Updated: 2011-12-13 13:41:09
    As announced in a previous post, this coming Thursday the symposium on Jesus and the Temple will commence in Boca Raton. It will be my pleasant duty to give the opening lecture, entitled  ”Imagining the Temple Early Jews Knew”. Here are … Continue reading →

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