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Looking for book recommendations, or even a list of free books? A good place to start is this crowdsourced list of the most influential books on Southeast Asian Archaeology. There are also book recommendations in the individual country pages.
New Books
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Free Books
From time to time there are notices of books that are released free for download. They are listed here, but note that they usually link to external sites and I have no control over their validity.
[Free Book] Pteah Project Comic Book
New Khmer comic book on Prasat Baset archaeology now available for free, created by Y Lida and a team of...
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[Free Book] The Prehistory of Human Migration – Human Expansion, Resource Use, and Mortuary Practice in Maritime Asia
Readers may be interested in this Open Access volume edited by Ono and Pawlik looking at the prehistory of human...
[Free Book] From Megaliths to Maritime Landscapes: Perspectives on Indo-Pacific Archaeology
New Open Access book - From Megaliths to Maritime Landscapes: Perspectives on Indo-Pacific Archaeology by Tan (ed.). #southeastasianarchaeology
[Free book] Forty Years in the South Seas
"Forty Years in the South Seas" honors Glenn Summerhayes’ research on Papua New Guinea and the Western Pacific, highlighting key...
[Free Book] Quaternary Palaeontology and Archaeology of Sumatra
A new volume edited by Louys et al examines the archaeology of Sumatra. The volume is Open Access, so it's...
[Free Book] Prehistoric Ceramics of Northeastern Thailand: with special reference to Ban Na Di
1980-81 archaeological fieldwork in Thailand's Sakon Nakhon Basin led to major advancements in understanding prehistoric ceramics, offering new insights into...
[Free Book] Enhancing Our Heritage Toolkit 2.0
UNESCO, along with ICCROM, ICOMOS, and IUCN, has released the Enhanced Our Heritage Toolkit 2.0, a comprehensive self-assessment methodology designed...
[Book] Heritage Conservation and Tourism Development at Cham Sacred Sites in Vietnam: Living Heritage Has A Heart
New book by Tuyen Dai Quang on heritage conservation and tourism at Cham sites in Vietnam - and the book...
[Free Book] Archaeology as History
Not related to Southeast Asia specifically, but a good (and also free!) resource by Dr. Catherine Frieman on the narrative...
Book on Southeast Asian art dedicated to professor
via Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences, 28 June 2023: The recent publication of an open access book edited...
News Archive on Books
The news reports indexed below usually link to external sites that were active at the time of posting; sometimes websites may be temporarily down or may have reorganised their underlying architecture or have even closed down – in these cases the links may not be available. Please note the dates and deadlines of the conferences, as they may already have passed.
Links to External Sites
These are links to external sites and unless stated, I have no connection with the organisations or entities in these links or control over their content. They are sorted alphabetically, but you should also explore the Resources page which have links sorted by themes. If you have a link to suggest, please get in touch!
- Areca Books – Based out of Penang, Has a niche focus on works on social history, biographies, cultural heritage, architecture, the environment and visual arts
- Angkor Database – Online resource by MAADS Living Cambodia in association with Templation Angkor Hotel Siem Reap, holding a collection of digital and print books about Angkor.
- Buku Buku Press – Bookseller specialising in rare and out-of-print books from Malaysia
- Fine Arts Department Bookstore – Run by the Fine Arts Department of Thailand. Most publications are in Thai.
- ISEAS Publishing – Bookstore portal for the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore, with a small selection of books related to archaeology and culture.
- NUS Press – National University of Singapore Press publishes books related to Southeast Asian history, archaeology and culture.
- River Books – Specialist publisher based out of Thailand with a selection of archaeology and cultural heritage-related articles from the region.
- SEAMEO SPAFA Publications – Most of SEAMEO SPAFA’s publications going back 40 years can be download from this site as PDFs [Disclosure: I work full-time for SEAMEO SPAFA and I manage this publications page as well].
- UCL Press – An Open Access press run by University College London. The link goes to the archaeology books page.
