Updates on the Ban Chiang smuggling case December 16, 2015 41 0 ISEAA Director, Joyce White, gave testimony at the sentencing hearing on December 14, 2015 for two defendants in the Government’s Operation Antiquity case. For more information see White’s Declaration and Jason Felch’s post at Chasing Aphrodite.
Newly posted Ban Chiang Project website! November 24, 2015 36 0 Check out the newly posted Ban Chiang Project website! Funds from the Royal Thai Embassy in Washington DC allowed us to hire web developer Dylan Valentine, who worked with Ban Chiang Gang members Beth Van Horn and Ardeth Anderson to make the user-friendly, comprehensive, and rich presentation.
Revamped Ban Chiang metals database posted! November 24, 2015 38 0 ISEAA is pleased to announce posting the revamped online Ban Chiang metals database. Funding from the Royal Thai Embassy of Washington DC allowed us to hire web developer Dylan Valentine to work with archaeometallurgist Elizabeth Hamilton to design an updated and enhanced presentation of these data. The Ban Chiang metals database may be the first open
ISEAA announces $18,000 Support from the Royal Thai Embassy November 22, 2015 45 0 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 23, 2015 Contact: Beth Van Horn, ISEAA Public Outreach Director, 215-880-6211 Beth@iseaarchaeology.org The Institute for Southeast Asian Archaeology (ISEAA) gratefully announces a partnership program with the Royal Thai Embassy (RTE) in Washington DC to initiate a 21st Century Digital Archaeological Archive for Ban Chiang and Thai Archaeology. A fundamental part of
Interviews with Archaeologists November 10, 2015 46 0 Cyler Conrad interviews Alison Carter Cyler: Alison, congratulations on your recent publication in the Cambridge Archaeological Journal! This paper, based on your dissertation research focusing on beads, is quite exciting. What do you see as significant contributions of your work to SEA archaeology? Alison: I think one strength of this work is looking at stone and glass
Ruth Brown, A Remarkable Volunteer and Supporter for 23 Years October 20, 2015 44 0 By Ardeth P. Anderson Ruth Brown began volunteering for the Ban Chiang Project in 1992. In those days we were still putting new volunteers to work reconstructing pottery vessels from our large collection of broken pottery sherds on loan from the Thai government. Most of this work occurred from 1976 to the summer of 1990, but there
Ban Chiang Project receives $150,000 Bequest from Estate of Ruth E. Brown October 20, 2015 44 0 The Institute for Southeast Asian Archaeology (ISEAA) gratefully announces a bequest of $150,000 from the estate of Ruth E. Brown, a long-time resident of Philadelphia. Ms. Brown was a volunteer with the Ban Chiang Project at the University of Pennsylvania Museum during the 1990s. She participated in many Project activities, in particular developing our first
Euraseaa Conference 2015: Day 1 July 2, 2015 45 0 Mark your calendars! Monday, July 6th is the beginning of the 15th International Conference of the European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists! Here is a list of the events: Registration Time: 13:30-15:00 Welcome Reception Time: 15:00-16:00 Chronology building for prehistoric SE Asia Room: Amphi B2 Time: 16:15-17:45 Chairs: Katerina Douka and Tom Higham Abstract:
Euraseaa Conference 2015: Day 2 July 2, 2015 43 0 Here is a list of the events scheduled for Tuesday, July 7th! Exploring the Archaeology of Everyday Living in Southeast Asia Room: Amphi B2 Time: 9:30 Chairs: Michelle Eusebio, Amy Jordan, Vito Hernandez, and Chung-Ching Shiung Abstract: This session will explore novel and contemporary approaches to interpreting the archaeological record of Southeast Asia, with
Euraseaa Conference 2015: Day 3 July 2, 2015 41 0 Here is a list of the events scheduled for Wednesday, July 8th! The archaeology of contact between China and Southeast Asia between the mid-1st millennium BC and the mid-1st millennium AD Room: Salle du Lesc F308 MAE Time: 9:30 Chairs: Francis Allard, Aude Favereau and Sachipan Srikanlaya Abstract: The wide distribution of China-related artefacts
Euraseaa Conference 2015: Day 4 July 2, 2015 38 0 Here is a list of the events scheduled for Thursday, July 9th! Interdisciplinary approaches to the early history of plants and animals in Southeast Asia Room: Location Salle de réunion Pretech Time: 9:30 Chairs: Roger Blench and Cristina Castillo The panel will bring together interdisciplinary approaches to the early history of plants and animals in
