“Hot Pots” talk at AAS Conference gets great turnout! April 3, 2014 992 0 Seen here: Dr Michael Gilligan, President of the Henry Luce Foundation, confers with Joyce White before the talk, as Luce colleague Helena Kolenda (Program Officer for Asia) listens in. Also included: Dr. Thongchai Winichakul, AAS President (far right). Photo by Ben Abrams. “It was a dark and gloomy night” on March 29th…….but despite the weather, about
In the New Book – Archaeometallurgy in Global Perspective: Methods and Syntheses February 20, 2014 1111 0 Archaeometallurgy in Global Perspective: Methods and Syntheses. Roberts, Benjamin W.; Thornton, Christopher (Eds.) Springer. New York. 2014. This volume grew out of papers from an innovative 2008 Society of American Archaeology (SAA) symposium that pulled together cutting-edge archaeometallurgical researchers to address “big” questions in the field, both theoretical and practical. The symposium was a rousing
A Must-See at the AAS Annual Conference February 19, 2014 1080 0 “Hot Pots, Museum Raids, and the Race to Uncover Asia’s Archaeological Past” A Special Address by Dr. Joyce C. White highlighting Asian archaeology at the Association for Asian Studies (AAS) Annual Conference WHEN: Saturday, March 29th, 5-7 PM WHERE: Grand Ballroom, Salon H, Marriott Hotel- Downtown, 1201 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19107 Free and open
A Siam Society Lecture December 23, 2013 1072 0 Archaeology of the Middle Mekong Basin: Will knowledge survive development and looting? A talk by Joyce White DATE: Thursday, 23 January 2014 TIME: 7:30 p.m. PLACE: The Siam Society, 131 Asoke Montri Rd, Sukhumvit 21 For more information click the following link: http://www.siam-society.org/lectures/1401Archaeology.html
Hot Pots, Museum Raids, and the Race to Uncover Asia’s Archaeological Past November 19, 2013 1054 0 You may be interested in a talk that Dr. Joyce White, Executive Director of ISEAA, will be giving in Philadelphia on March 29, 2014. The presentation is a behind-the-scenes look at recent archaeological research in Laos, as well as recent investigations by the US Justice Department into the smuggling of looted antiquities from Southeast Asia,
New Beginnings November 6, 2013 1063 0 From Dr. Joyce White (ISEAA Executive Director) Some of you reading this may have already heard the news—at the end of June 2013 Penn Museum downsized its research staff—including me. But for every door in life that shuts, a new door to a potentially better future can open. Therefore I am excited to inform the
Year of Ceramics (YOC) August 5, 2010 2303 0 The Ban Chiang Project designated the academic year 2010-2011 as the Year of Ceramics (YOC), with activities to advance the scholarly study of the famous ceramics of Ban Chiang. The focus was on the ceramics on loan to the University of Pennsylvania from the Thai government since the 1970s. The Year of Ceramics included new coursework,
Joyce White Honored at Opening of Ban Chiang National Museum February 26, 2010 1090 0 The University of Pennsylvania Museum and Dr. Joyce White, Associate Curator of the Museum’s Asian section, were honored by Her Royal Highness of Thailand, Crown Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, on February 9, 2010, at the opening of the new National Museum at Ban Chiang, Thailand, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1992. “It was a
MMAP 2005 – A Day in the Life of an Archaeologist: A Weblog from Laos March 13, 2005 2011 0 In mid-March 2005, the Middle Mekong Archaeology Project (MMAP) started its first exploratory survey along three Mekong River tributaries in Luang Prabang province, in northern Laos. Beginning March 15 and as the month-long survey unfolded, the MMAP team posted frequent updates to this web log, focusing on the daily experiences and challenges of the archaeologist
