Dong Son drum found in Sukhothai province
Article is in Thai, but the picture says it all. A Dong Son drum (at least, a fragment of it) ...
Tag: Metallurgy
News reports about metal working and metallurgy in Southeast Asia
Fisherman turns bronze caster continues to make drums today
A feature on a Vietnamese bronze caster who still makes bronze drums today. Source: Thanh Nien News 20140306 The present ...
A family of iron smiths who can trace their lineage 500 years
The Jakarta Post features a family of iron smiths in Bali who have been practicing their craft for over 500 ...
Ironworking sites in Preah Vihear Province
A feature on Cambodian archaeologist Thuy Chanthourn and his work excavating ironworking sites in Preah Vihear Province. The Ancient Ironworks ...
Public Lecture: Putting the metal into Metal Age Southeast Asia
Readers in Canberra may be interested in this upcoming lecture by Dr. Oli Pryce. Putting the metal into Metal Age ...
Village carries on bronze working tradition
A feature on a Cambodian village that continues the traditional craft and trade of bronze working. Interestingly enough, the men ...
Conference: Archaeometallugy in Cambodia 5 – 7th March 2011
Readers may be interested to know of this upcoming conference in Siem Reap on archaeometallugy organised by the APSARA Authority, ...
Indian scholars highlight links between Tamil kingdoms and Bujang Valley
Speaking after their recent presentations on Bujang Valley in Kuala Lumpur in July, some Indian scholars note the important role ...
Malaysia’s Bujang Valley larger than originally thought
The extent of human settlement at Bujang Valley in Malaysia's northern state of Kedah is larger than originally thought, with ...
Keeping the bronze casting tradition alive
A small village just outside of Hanoi continues a tradition of bronze casting that can be traced back to at ...
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