Among the oldest inhabitants of Malaysia
The New Straits Times has a feature on the Orang Batek, one of the Orang Asli, or Malaysian aborigines belonging ...
Tag: anthropology
Anthropology is the study of human societies and culture. Archaeology studies the same, but focuses on material remains left behind by people in the past. For the purposes of this website, this category refers to the non-archaeological aspects of anthropology in Southeast Asia
Ceramics making in Northeast Thailand
Alison in Cambodia writes about traditional ceramics making in Northeast Thailand using the paddle-and-anvil method, probably the oldest form of ...
A thousand-year-old pottery tradition
Potters in Masbagik, east of the island of Bali, continue a pottery tradition that is said to be a thousand ...
Sarawak Museum plans on preserving culture of native tribes
The Sarawak Museum reveals current projects to survey and study cultural aspects of the native tribes, such as the practice ...
Wednesday Rojak #59
This week, we step into an ancient boat (at least, a reconstruction of one), mull over small brains and tools, ...
Cambodia seeks international help for Preah Vihear
Following the latest damage to the Preah Vihear temple from the firefight in early April, the Cambodian government intends to ...
Preah Vihear damaged from latest round of fighting
Cambodia intends to lodge a complaint to UNESCO for the damage caused to the Preah Vihear temple caused by Thai ...
Website about ethnic populations in Southeast Asia
Ethnoarchaeologists might find this site useful, perhaps? The Center for Ethnic Studies and Development at Chiang Mai University has a ...
Orang Asli museum gets $4 million boost
Orang Asli ('original people') refer to the small aborginal population who live in the hinterland of Malaysia. In Peninsular Malaysia, ...
Early Ilonggo-Bisaya identity
Henry F. Funtecha writes about the Ilonggo-Bisaya, one of the major linguistic groups in the Philippine archipelago, summarizing what is ...
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