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Besides temples, they built really good bridges too - 40 days ago
Typhoon Ketsana may have reached Cambodia, but it looks like the ancient Angkoran bridges have withstood both tests of time and nature. Angkoran bridges withstood natural disastersCambodian Express News, 13 October 2009Translated by KhmerizationThe 10... Topics: Angkor, bridges, Cambodia, laterite, Typhoon Ketsana
Not a temple for prudes - 41 days ago
It may not be Borobodur or Prambanan, but Candi Sukuh in central Java is worth the visit for its, erm, erratic, erm, unrefined, statues.Sukuh Temple A mystery yet to be unraveledJakarta Post, 18 October 2009Compared to Borobudur or Prambanan,... Topics: Candi Sukuh, genitals, Indonesia, Java
The Beijing Review has an article about the ongoing excavations at the Nanhai No. 1 wreck, recovered off the coast of China’s Guangdong province. The amazing aspect of this shipwreck recovery is that the entire shipwreck, silt and all, was...
Topics: Maritime Shipping Route, Museums, Nanhai No. 1, Peripheral Southeast Asia, Song Dynasty, Underwater Archaeology
Topics: Maritime Shipping Route, Museums, Nanhai No. 1, Peripheral Southeast Asia, Song Dynasty, Underwater Archaeology
Wednesday Rojak #67: The Diwali Edition - 42 days ago
Hindus around the world celebrate the Festival of Lights, or Diwali, over the past weekend, and so we have a couple of Hindu-Indian themed posts in this week’s edition of Rojak. photo credit: magiceyeHow has Indian influences permeated Filipino... Topics: Bakheng, Cambodia, Hindu temples, Indianization, Indonesia, Khmer Archaeological Society, Malaysia, Philippines, Preah Vihear, Prince Damrong Rajanupab, Thailand, Wednesday Rojak
A beach strewn with Islamic tombstones in Indonesia’s Acheh province, uncovered the devastating 2004 tsunami, shed light on the spread of Islam into the region. The tombstones date as early as the 10th century and are some of the earliest evidence..
Topics: 2004 tsunami, Acheh, Indonesia, Islam, Kampung Pande, Sumatra, tombstones
Topics: 2004 tsunami, Acheh, Indonesia, Islam, Kampung Pande, Sumatra, tombstones














