“Hot Pots” talk in Bangkok, Thailand this June April 27, 2016 772 0 Date: Friday June 3rd, 2016 Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Venue: National Museum Auditorium, Bangkok Southeast Asian archaeology is entering an exciting period of expansion with new discoveries and understandings. At the same time, archaeological sites are being destroyed by looting and development at an ever increasing rate. After outlining some trends in
Read a new article: The legacy of Ban Chiang April 25, 2016 794 0 ISEAA Director, Joyce White, gives an interview entitled, The legacy of Ban Chiang: Archaeologist Joyce White talks about Thailand’s most famous archaeological site, to The Isaan Record, an online journal based in Khon Kaen, the Northeast region of Thailand.
ISEAA Annual Appeal February 23, 2016 821 0 The Institute for Southeast Asian Archaeology (ISEAA) has had an amazing second year! Going on now is the ISEAA annual appeal to support our activities, including (1) the publication of the Ban Chiang metals monograph (fully drafted, now being edited and reviewed), (2) bibliographic enhancements, (3) developing our image database, and more. Please make your secure tax-deductible
Upcoming tour of Vietnam, Cambodia, & the Mekong River February 17, 2016 789 0 Dates: Monday, November 7, 2016 to Sunday, November 20, 2016 (14 days) Tour Leader: Joyce C. White Embark on a journey through Vietnam and Cambodia, including a Mekong River cruise aboard the new, 12-suite riverboat Mekong Princess, an elegant vessel that accommodates no more than 20 travelers and combines romantic French colonial style with modern comforts.
Discovery of Ban Chiang—50th Anniversary! February 17, 2016 827 0 Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Discovery of Ban Chiang in Thailand! In 1966, Stephen Young, son of a former U.S. ambassador to Thailand, was walking through the village of Ban Chiang in northeast Thailand when he tripped on a kapok tree root and fell flat. Under him he felt a ring protruding from the soil,
Updates on the Ban Chiang smuggling case December 16, 2015 796 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 758 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 773 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 820 0 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 23, 2015 Contact: Beth Van Horn, ISEAA Public Outreach Director, 215-880-6211 [email protected] 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 879 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 787 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
