Gatty Lecture: Cambodia’s Angkor Temples as a Military Prize
Readers may be interested in this talk by John Burgess hosted by the Cornell Southeast Asia Program on Feb 26. ...
Tag: armed conflict
Posts related to conflict involving weapons and firearms in particular.
How War Enemies Collaborated to Save Singapore’s Treasures During WW2
via Kopi.co, 30 January 2021: An interesting piece of World War II history on how scientists on both sides of ...
Statement by the Myanmar Archaeology Association on recent events in Myanmar
I share here the statement put out by the Myanmar Archaeology Association on the recent coup
Armed conflicts: reason for cultural heritage destruction in Myanmar
via Myanmar Times, 20 January 2021: Comments from the patron of the Myanmar Archaeology Association.
Minister wants Mrauk-U declared ’no-conflict’ zone
via Myanmar Times, 15 January 2021: Religious Affairs and Culture Mnister of Myanmar calls for a no-conflict zone in Mrauk ...
The Chola raid on Srivijaya as a geostrategic manoeuvre
via The Week, 17 December 2020: An Indian view of the 11th century raid by the Chola Empire into Srivijaya ...
Relative and welcome quiet for Mrauk-U in wake of UNESCO submission
via Burma News International, 03 February 2020: One can hope that the Mrauk U nomination as a Unesco World Heritage ...
Parts of Mrauk-U temple parts damaged due to artillery shelling vibration
via BNI, 28 January 2020: A temple in Mrauk U is reportedly damaged due to shockwaves cause by artillery in ...
Military denies troops in Rakhine’s ancient pagoda compound
via Eleven Myanmar, 03 October 2019: Not the first time the Myanmar government has been accused of stationing troops near ...
Archaeologists Want Myanmar Army to Remove Heavy Guns From Ancient Rakhine Temple Complex
via Radio Free Asia, 12 April 2019:
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