• Fake Arab Tombs near the Temple Mount in Jerusalem

    Updated: 2010-09-02 15:08:49
    When archaeological investigations were frustrated by existing tombs, be they Jewish, Muslim or Christians, we used to say that the dead are more powerful than the living. Graves are usually respected by archaeologists. Fake tombs, however, should not be respected. … Continue reading →

  • Malaysia gets ready to nominate Lenggong Valley as a World Heritage Site

    Updated: 2010-09-02 01:53:15
    The Malaysian cabinet has given the go-ahead to nominate the Lenggong Valley in Perak as a World Heritage Site. Archaeological sites in the Lenggong Valley reveal a long period of habitation from the Pleistocene right up to the bronze age. Cabinet Agrees To Make Lenggong Valley in Perak Heritage Site Bernama, 25 August 2010 The [...]

  • The Archaeology of Moving

    Updated: 2010-09-01 12:45:39

  • Thang Long Citadel site to be open to public in October

    Updated: 2010-08-31 01:18:40
    As part of the millenial celebration in Hanoi, the archaeological site at the Thang Long Citadel (the 18 Hoang Dieu archaeological site) will be open to public in October. Ancient city opens doors for millennial celebration Thanh Nien News, 20 August 2010 An area studded with royal palace relics at Thang Long Royal Citadel will [...]

  • Indian scholars highlight links between Tamil kingdoms and Bujang Valley

    Updated: 2010-08-30 01:58:10
    Speaking after their recent presentations on Bujang Valley in Kuala Lumpur in July, some Indian scholars note the important role that Bujang Valley in Kedah, Malaysia, played in the spread of Buddhism, Hinduism and the Pallava Grantha script in the region. Remnants of a relationship The Hindu, 19 August 2010 The relationship that existed between [...]

  • 11th Annual Archaeology Conference, The City of David, Jerusalem

    Updated: 2010-08-29 15:48:17
    Wished I could attend this exciting open-air archaeological conference in the City of David, but the notification came too late: 11th Annual Archaeology Conference CITY of DAVID Jerusalem, Israel Wednesday September 1, 2010 From 4:00 pm visit new excavation sites … Continue reading →

  • Google Earth and A New Generation of Archaeologists

    Updated: 2010-08-27 22:29:08
    Today, Science magazine published my news article on how archaeologists are now using Google Earth to peer into clandestine worlds.  At Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, Ph.D. student Adrian Myers employed Google Earth satellite images to map the secretive Camp Delta prison at Guantanamo Bay, where the United States government holds suspected terrorists.  Myers’ [...]

  • Temple Mount Repairs Leave Eyesores

    Updated: 2010-08-27 10:52:23
    Hershel Shanks comments on the unsightly appearance of the repair of bulges in the Temple Mount walls that was done several years ago and the scaffolding that was left behind. The Waqf (Muslim authority over the Temple Mount) and the … Continue reading →

  • It is done!

    Updated: 2010-08-26 14:17:15
    It is done! Now, onto phd applications…

  • National Gallery of Australia features 2,000 years of Southeast Asian Art

    Updated: 2010-08-26 01:56:53
    Readers in Canberra may be interested in the new exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia, Life, Death and Magic: 2000 Years of Southeast Asian Ancestral Art. Indonesia Ancestral Art Exhibition in Australia Tempo Interaktif, 18 August 2010 The National Gallery of Australia is holding the exhibition Life, Death and Magic: 2000 Years of Southeast [...]

  • Job Posting: National Culture Project Officer (Cambodia)

    Updated: 2010-08-25 14:51:07
    Unesco in Phnom Penh is hiring! Cambodian nationals fluent in English and Khmer with a degree in archaeology are some of the key requirements. The full listing is on the Phnom Penh Post and the deadline is on 31 August 2010.

  • New artefacts shed light on North Vietnam’s prehistory

    Updated: 2010-08-25 01:37:59
    Recently-concluded excavations in Vietnam’s Dien Bien province promises to shed light on the development of prehistoric settlements in this region. Unearthed artefacts handed to museum Viet Nam News, 17 August 2010 More than 28,400 artefacts unearthed at six excavation sites in the Son La Hydro-electricity Plant reservoir have been handed over to the Dien Bien [...]

  • Gold heisted from Indonesian Museum

    Updated: 2010-08-24 01:08:37
    Gold artefacts dating from the 8th and 9th centuries have been stolen from a museum in Yogyakarta in Java. Thieves clean up gold collection Jakarta Post, 14 August 2010 Precious historic collections from the 8th and 9th centuries — ranging from gold jewelry, gold plates and statues — have vanished from Sonobudoyo Museum in Yogyakarta. [...]

  • Bosnia-Herzegovina

    Updated: 2010-08-10 15:04:59

  • How Henry VIII’s Racy Sex Life Turned Me into An Archaeological Writer

    Updated: 2010-07-30 17:23:14
    Yesterday, British blogger Ed Yong put out a call in cyberspace asking science writers to fess up publicly to how they had arrived at their chosen line of work. As you can see over at Not Exactly Rocket Science, dozens of my colleagues began instantly pounding their keyboards: within 9 hours, Yong had 49 responses. [...]

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